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Middle Eastern Countries by Government Debt-to-GDP

Among the 13 Middle Eastern governments tracked here, 🇧🇭 Bahrain carries the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio, at 144%. Ratios are computed from IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026) general government gross debt baselines. For the worldwide ranking see all countries by debt-to-GDP.

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No single measure settles it: Bahrain leads this table, but among all 135 governments tracked here it ranks 65th by total debt and 15th by debt per person.

Bahrain vs LebanonTotal Debt rankingPer Capita rankingSee it on the world map
#CountryDebt-to-GDPDebt/GDP
1🇧🇭Bahrain144%144%
2🇱🇧Lebanon139%139%
3🇾🇪Yemen135%135%
4🇸🇾Syria128%128%
5🇯🇴Jordan84%84%
6🇮🇱Israel68%68%
7🇮🇶Iraq53%53%
8🇶🇦Qatar42%42%
9🇮🇷Iran36%36%
10🇴🇲Oman35%35%
11🇦🇪UAE34%34%
12🇸🇦Saudi Arabia32%32%
13🇰🇼Kuwait15%15%

Top 10 highlighted. Excludes the World and EU aggregates (EU aggregate figures are available on the EU page).

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Source: Global Debt Clock, based on the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026, general government gross debt), IMF Country Report No. 26/80 (April 2026) for Yemen and the World Bank Syria Macro-Fiscal Assessment (June 2025) for Syria.
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