Saudi Arabia — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 41 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Saudi Arabia's combined government deficit reading was −4.24% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −2.9% of GDP in 2024 was −1.34 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-3.83 % of GDP
2029-3.9 % of GDP
2028-4.22 % of GDP
2027-4.4 % of GDP
2026-4.23 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-4.24 % of GDP
2024-2.9 % of GDP
2023-2.08 % of GDP
20222.49 % of GDP
2021-2.35 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.