Saudi Arabia — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 42 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The combined government expenditure reading for Saudi Arabia was 32.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 34.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −2.07 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
203030 % of GDP
202930.5 % of GDP
202831.1 % of GDP
202731.8 % of GDP
202632.1 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
202532.4 % of GDP
202434.5 % of GDP
202333.2 % of GDP
202229.8 % of GDP
202133.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.