Saudi Arabia — Central government deficit
millions of LCU · Quarterly · Q1 1970–Q1 2026 · 30 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.
In Saudi Arabia, the central government deficit reading was 125.71B LCU in Q1 2026, compared with 94.85B LCU in Q4 2025. The period change was +30.87B LCU; compared with 58.70B LCU in Q1 2025, the year-on-year change was +67.01B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 9.87% in Q1 2026.
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- Quarterly data, 1970–2026
- Annual data, 2018–2024
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Latest observations
Q4 2023–Q1 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 125.71B LCU |
| Q4 2025 | 94.85B LCU |
| Q3 2025 | 88.52B LCU |
| Q2 2025 | 34.53B LCU |
| Q1 2025 | 58.70B LCU |
5 earlier values, back to Q4 2023
| Q4 2024 | 57.66B LCU |
| Q3 2024 | 30.23B LCU |
| Q2 2024 | 15.34B LCU |
| Q1 2024 | 12.39B LCU |
| Q4 2023 | 37.00B LCU |