Saudi Arabia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1970–Q1 2026 · 30 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Saudi Arabia, the central government expenditure reading was 30.4% of GDP in Q1 2026, compared with 30.7% of GDP in Q4 2025. The period change was −0.35 percentage points; compared with 26.9% of GDP in Q1 2025, the year-on-year change was +3.47 percentage points.
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Latest observations
Q4 2023–Q1 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 30.4 % of GDP |
| Q4 2025 | 30.7 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | 30.1 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| Q1 2025 | 26.9 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to Q4 2023
| Q4 2024 | 30.4 % of GDP |
| Q3 2024 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | 34.3 % of GDP |