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Middle Eastern Countries by Government Debt-to-GDP

Among the 13 Middle Eastern governments tracked here, 🇱🇧 Lebanon carries the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio, at 164%. Ratios are computed from IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) general government gross debt baselines. For the worldwide ranking see all countries by debt-to-GDP.

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#		Country	Debt-to-GDP	Debt/GDP
1	🇱🇧	Lebanon	164%	164%
2	🇧🇭	Bahrain	148%	148%
3	🇸🇾	Syria	98%	98%
4	🇯🇴	Jordan	83%	83%
5	🇾🇪	Yemen	73%	73%
6	🇮🇱	Israel	69%	69%
7	🇮🇶	Iraq	54%	54%
8	🇶🇦	Qatar	41%	41%
9	🇮🇷	Iran	40%	40%
10	🇴🇲	Oman	36%	36%
11	🇦🇪	UAE	33%	33%
12	🇸🇦	Saudi Arabia	32%	32%
13	🇰🇼	Kuwait	15%	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 (April 2026, general government gross debt) and World Bank IDS.
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