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Saudi Arabia — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 16 observations

About this series

Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Saudi Arabia, the central government tax revenue reading stood at 8.18% of GDP in 2024. Against 7.8% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +0.38 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 6.34% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20248.18 % of GDP
20237.8 % of GDP
20226.95 % of GDP
20218.61 % of GDP
20207.88 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20196.6 % of GDP
20187.92 % of GDP
20173.14 % of GDP
20163.17 % of GDP
20153.15 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.