Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Saudi Arabia is 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Saudi Arabia 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1629 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1699 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1347 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1605 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1861 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2345 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2396 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2822 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2948 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2556 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2716 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1621 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1739 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2822 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2767 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2556 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 58 Saint Lucia 0.3262 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Eswatini 0.3149 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Italy 0.3094 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2951 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Montenegro 0.2877 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 0.2858 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Saudi Arabia
- Other investment, Debt instruments 379.95 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 10,276 US dollar per person (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -3.37 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -2.32 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 5.01 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 40.67 (2030)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 74.10 billion US dollar (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 6.27 billion (2024)
- Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities 21.34 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Saudi Arabia?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Saudi Arabia was 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.