Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Afghanistan
6.25
in 2015
Saudi Arabia
5.01
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
185th
Saudi Arabia rank
186th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.25 against 5.01 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.24.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 186th of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135.04 | 43.4 | 91.64 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 4.36 | 2.48 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at 6.25 against 5.01 in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.24, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 186th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.