Saudi Arabia vs Sudan
Saudi Arabia vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 165.9 percentage points, or 7.52 times that in Saudi Arabia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Saudi Arabia at 48.7% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.8 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 25.9 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 23 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 21.3 | 189 |
| 2021 | 25.5 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 29.7 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 20.3 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 16 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 12.3 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 1.5 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 5.3 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 14 | 71 |
| 2008 | 12.1 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 17.1 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 25.8 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 37.3 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 62.9 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 81.6 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 96.4 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 93.2 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 86.7 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 103 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 101.5 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 76.7 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 75.2 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 74.3 | 239 |
| 1994 | 67.9 | 386.5 |
| 1993 | 58.6 | 285.9 |
| 1992 | 47.8 | 495.2 |
| 1991 | 39.4 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35.4 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 37.3 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 40.2 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 43.1 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 45.9 | 212 |
| 2031 | 48.7 | 192.2 |
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
Saudi Arabia vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013