🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Saudi Arabia government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $463.4 billion, growing at $2K per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 32%. Per-citizen share: $12,617.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Saudi Arabia ranks 115th by debt-to-GDP, 24th by total debt and 47th by debt per person.
About Saudi Arabia's National Debt
Saudi Arabia carries a low debt ratio, but its public finances rise and fall with oil prices. Riyadh has borrowed to fund the Vision 2030 diversification programme and to cover deficits in lower-price years, drawing on large reserves as a buffer.
Saudi Arabia's debt-to-GDP ratio of 32% is low by international standards: higher than 15% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $2K per second, Saudi Arabia adds about $194 million to its government debt every day — roughly $71.0 billion per year. Each of Saudi Arabia's 37 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $12,617. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Saudi Arabia National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Saudi Arabia's national debt right now?
Saudi Arabia's national debt is approximately $463.4 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $2K per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 32% and each citizen's share is about $12,617.
How fast is Saudi Arabia's debt growing?
Saudi Arabia's government debt is growing at approximately $2K per second — about $194 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Saudi Arabia's debt per capita?
Each of Saudi Arabia's 37 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $12,617 of the national debt.
What is Saudi Arabia's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Saudi Arabia's debt-to-GDP ratio is 32%. That is higher than 15% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Saudi Arabia's government debt at this level?
Saudi Arabia carries a low debt ratio, but its public finances rise and fall with oil prices. Riyadh has borrowed to fund the Vision 2030 diversification programme and to cover deficits in lower-price years, drawing on large reserves as a buffer.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 405,068,266,561 + 2250 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sa (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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