Tax revenue in Saudi Arabia
Central government tax revenue in Saudi Arabia was equal to 8.1% of GDP in 2024.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
8.1%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
13.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
13.7%
Tax revenue 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.1% | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | – | 13.1% |
| 2008 | – | 14.3% |
| 2007 | – | 14.8% |
| 2006 | – | 14.5% |
| 2005 | – | 14.1% |
| 2004 | – | 14.5% |
| 2003 | – | 14.4% |
| 2002 | – | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 7.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.7%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.