Central government expense in Saudi Arabia
Central government expense in Saudi Arabia was equal to 24.2% of GDP in 2023.
Saudi Arabia, 2023
24.2%
Change from 2022
+2.2percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
29.1%
Central government expense in Saudi Arabia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.2% | – |
| 2022 | 22.0% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | – | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2 percentage points from 22.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 25.4%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.