The Finance Ministry closed its SAR 5.31 bn domestic sukuk offering for August 2025, according to a statement from the National Debt Management Center. The issuance comes under the government’s SAR-denominated sukuk program.

The issuance was structured in four tranches:

  • A four-year tranche of SAR 755 mn;
  • A seven-year tranche of SAR 465 mn;
  • An 11-year tranche of SAR 1.12 bn;
  • A 14-year tranche of SAR 2.97 bn.

The debt status: The kingdom’s total public debt stood at SAR 1.39 tn at the end of the 2Q 2025, with domestic debt amounting to SAR 871.3 bn and external debt reaching SAR 515.1 bn. Saudi Arabia’s total public debt is expected to close the year at around 30% of GDP, EFG Hermes said earlier in a research note seen by EnterpriseAM.

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