Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 33.9 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- 3.9 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $614.4 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 13.3 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +18.3 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 1.8 % (2013)
- ISO code
- ARE
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $614.4 bn |
| 2024 | $581.0 bn |
| 2023 | $522.6 bn |
| 2022 | $511.4 bn |
| 2021 | $422.4 bn |
| 2020 | $357.2 bn |
| 2019 | $433.9 bn |
| 2018 | $440.6 bn |
| 2017 | $403.4 bn |
| 2016 | $381.7 bn |
| 2015 | $382.0 bn |
| 2014 | $424.9 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.3 % |
| 2024 | 15.0 % |
| 2023 | 13.9 % |
| 2022 | 13.0 % |
| 2021 | 11.4 % |
| 2020 | 5.9 % |
| 2019 | 8.6 % |
| 2018 | 9.4 % |
| 2017 | 6.8 % |
| 2016 | 3.5 % |
| 2015 | 4.6 % |
| 2014 | 12.8 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 % |
| 2024 | 6.2 % |
| 2023 | 5.8 % |
| 2022 | 9.8 % |
| 2021 | 4.0 % |
| 2020 | -2.4 % |
| 2019 | 2.5 % |
| 2018 | 3.7 % |
| 2017 | -0.2 % |
| 2016 | -3.0 % |
| 2015 | -6.4 % |
| 2014 | 1.7 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.9 % |
| 2024 | 33.2 % |
| 2023 | 31.9 % |
| 2022 | 31.5 % |
| 2021 | 35.7 % |
| 2020 | 30.1 % |
| 2019 | 25.8 % |
| 2018 | 20.7 % |
| 2017 | 21.2 % |
| 2016 | 18.6 % |
| 2015 | 15.6 % |
| 2014 | 13.5 % |