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Saudi Arabia — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1968–2027 · 60 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

The government consumption reading for Saudi Arabia was 263.17B USD in 2025. The previous reading was 267.76B USD in 2024; the period change was −1.71%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 219.78B USD, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 20.6% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2027

PeriodValue
2027334.18B USD
2026305.01B USD
2025263.17B USD
2024267.76B USD
2023255.09B USD
7 earlier values, back to 2016
2022237.15B USD
2021212.98B USD
2020210.20B USD
2019201.57B USD
2018205.41B USD
2017173.31B USD
2016171.17B USD
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.