
Gross debt in Saudi Arabia
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Saudi Arabia in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 11.8 billion and 250.1 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 250 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 6,958 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Saudi Arabia total | Saudi Arabia per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 149.01 bn USD | 7,532 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 166.56 bn USD | 8,248 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 164.31 bn USD | 7,952 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 171.52 bn USD | 8,090 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 182.69 bn USD | 8,378 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 176.02 bn USD | 7,838 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 162.82 bn USD | 7,039 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 122.65 bn USD | 5,150 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 97.36 bn USD | 3,974 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 71.19 bn USD | 2,827 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 62.67 bn USD | 2,421 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 60.03 bn USD | 2,254 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 44.51 bn USD | 1,623 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 36.13 bn USD | 1,278 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 22.35 bn USD | 766 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 16.04 bn USD | 534 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 11.81 bn USD | 382 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 37.95 bn USD | 1,159 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 84.44 bn USD | 2,527 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 118.16 bn USD | 3,456 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 149.28 bn USD | 4,263 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 180.72 bn USD | 5,044 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 227.92 bn USD | 6,332 USD | 30,783 USD |
2021 | 250.13 bn USD | 6,958 USD | 33,695 USD |