Russia vs Saudi Arabia

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 15.2 percentage points, or 1.92 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 16.6% of GDP in Russia and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 15.2 percentage points, or 1.92 times that in Russia.
RussiaSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 144 and Saudi Arabia ranked 122 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 30.7% of GDP and Saudi Arabia at 48.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRussiaSaudi Arabia
202516.631.8
202414.825.9
202315.223
202215.121.3
202116.525.5
202019.229.7
201913.820.3
201813.616.8
201714.316
201614.912.3
201515.35.5
201415.11.5
201312.42.1
201211.23
201110.35.3
201010.18.4
20099.914
20087.412.1
2007817.1
20069.825.8
200514.937.3
200420.862.9
200328.381.6
200237.696.4
200144.493.2
200055.986.7
199992.4103
1998135.2101.5
199751.576.7
1996–75.2
1995–74.3
1994–67.9
1993–58.6
1992–47.8
1991–39.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRussiaSaudi Arabia
202619.335.4
202722.237.3
202824.840.2
202927.243.1
203029.145.9
203130.748.7

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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