Italy vs Saudi Arabia

Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 137.1% of GDP in Italy and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 105.3 percentage points, or 4.31 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 137.1% of GDP in Italy and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 105.3 percentage points, or 4.31 times that in Saudi Arabia.
ItalySaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
  • In 2025, Italy ranked 3 and Saudi Arabia ranked 122 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Italy at 135.6% of GDP and Saudi Arabia at 48.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearItalySaudi Arabia
2025137.131.8
2024134.725.9
2023133.923
2022138.421.3
2021145.825.5
2020154.429.7
2019133.920.3
2018134.216.8
2017133.716
2016134.212.3
2015134.85.5
2014134.81.5
2013131.92.1
2012125.93
2011119.15.3
2010118.88.4
2009116.114
2008105.812.1
2007103.517.1
2006106.325.8
2005106.237.3
2004104.762.9
2003105.181.6
2002105.996.4
2001108.593.2
2000108.786.7
1999113.1103
1998113.9101.5
1997116.576.7
1996118.975.2
1995119.174.3
1994130.867.9
1993124.158.6
199211347.8
1991105.339.4
1990101.7–
198998.4–
198895.7–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearItalySaudi Arabia
2026137.935.4
2027137.637.3
202813740.2
2029136.243.1
2030135.845.9
2031135.648.7

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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