Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 83.6% of GDP in Jordan and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 51.8 percentage points, or 2.63 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 83.6% of GDP in Jordan and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 51.8 percentage points, or 2.63 times that in Saudi Arabia.
JordanSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Jordan has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2025, Jordan ranked 29 and Saudi Arabia ranked 122 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Jordan at 75.7% of GDP and Saudi Arabia at 48.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearJordanSaudi Arabia
202583.631.8
202482.125.9
20238123
202280.721.3
202179.925.5
202077.929.7
201969.420.3
201867.916.8
201769.116
201670.712.3
201571.45.5
201468.21.5
201368.82.1
2012643
201156.15.3
201053.48.4
200951.814
200847.912.1
200758.217.1
20066025.8
200566.137.3
200473.862.9
200380.481.6
200285.996.4
200185.593.2
200089.986.7
199998.7103
199896.3101.5
199794.776.7
1996101.275.2
1995102.474.3
1994112.167.9
1993122.258.6
1992134.747.8
1991180.539.4
1990197.7–
1989190.3–
1988159.7–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJordanSaudi Arabia
202682.535.4
202781.437.3
202879.940.2
202978.443.1
203076.945.9
203175.748.7

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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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