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Saudi Arabia — Central government expenditure

millions of SAR · Annual · 1970–2024 · 16 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

In Saudi Arabia, the central government expenditure reading was 1.23T SAR in 2024, compared with 1.14T SAR in 2023. The period change was +8.32%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 26.2% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20241.23T SAR
20231.14T SAR
20221.05T SAR
2021943.36B SAR
2020916.37B SAR
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019892.34B SAR
2018887.29B SAR
2017719.34B SAR
2016693.67B SAR
2015788.06B SAR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.