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Government Expense / Saudi Arabia
Public Finance

Saudi Arabia Government Expense

Saudi Arabia government expense data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 24.22 percent.
COUNTRY: Saudi Arabia
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-07 11:21:52
Economy Data Rating
Saudi Arabia · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
82 / 100
Strong stability · limited data
Fiscal stability 22.7 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.9 / 20
External stability 14.3 / 15
Financial robustness 8.7 / 15
Structural stability 8.1 / 10
Future capacity 6.2 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 67% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 2010–2023 2010– 2023
2010 2023
Selected year: 2023 · Value: n/a 2023

Saudi Arabia · government expense as a percentage of gdp.

2010–2023
24.22 percent of GDP
21.97 percent of GDP
26.78 percent of GDP
48 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2023
government expense rate reference line

Countries by government expense

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 65.56
Greece 47.3
Italy 47.28
France 47.26
Austria 46.03
Finland 44.93
Slovenia 42.87
Hungary 42.42

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
United Arab Emirates 3.77
Kuwait 34.55
Bahrain 26.11
United States 24.9
Germany 31.17

Related indicators

internal links
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-07 11:21:52

Saudi Arabia Snapshot

country profile
Population 35.3 m
GDP 1276.94 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 2.08%
Unemployment 3.04%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group High income

Saudi Arabia Government Expense: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Expense for Saudi Arabia. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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