Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 34.7% of GDP in Oman and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Oman, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Saudi Arabia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Oman has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
- In 2025, Oman ranked 116 and Saudi Arabia ranked 122 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Oman at 29% of GDP and Saudi Arabia at 48.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.7 | 31.8 |
| 2024 | 35.5 | 25.9 |
| 2023 | 37.4 | 23 |
| 2022 | 41.7 | 21.3 |
| 2021 | 61.9 | 25.5 |
| 2020 | 67.9 | 29.7 |
| 2019 | 52.5 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | 44.7 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | 40.1 | 16 |
| 2016 | 29.3 | 12.3 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | 5.8 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 12.1 |
| 2007 | 4.4 | 17.1 |
| 2006 | 7.6 | 25.8 |
| 2005 | 8.4 | 37.3 |
| 2004 | 14.5 | 62.9 |
| 2003 | 13 | 81.6 |
| 2002 | 15.9 | 96.4 |
| 2001 | 22.5 | 93.2 |
| 2000 | 21.7 | 86.7 |
| 1999 | 28.9 | 103 |
| 1998 | 30.9 | 101.5 |
| 1997 | 20.8 | 76.7 |
| 1996 | 21.2 | 75.2 |
| 1995 | 21.9 | 74.3 |
| 1994 | 23.6 | 67.9 |
| 1993 | 22.2 | 58.6 |
| 1992 | 23.1 | 47.8 |
| 1991 | 22.6 | 39.4 |
| 1990 | 17.8 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1 | 35.4 |
| 2027 | 29.8 | 37.3 |
| 2028 | 30.1 | 40.2 |
| 2029 | 29.8 | 43.1 |
| 2030 | 29.4 | 45.9 |
| 2031 | 29 | 48.7 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateOman: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023