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Government Expense / Saudi Arabia
Public Finance

Saudi Arabia Government Expense

Current and historical government expense data for Saudi Arabia, including latest value (24.22), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Saudi Arabia
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Saudi Arabia · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
81 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 20.1 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.7 / 20
External stability 14.3 / 15
Financial robustness 8.7 / 15
Structural stability 8.1 / 10
Future capacity 7.3 / 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: 75% 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
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government expense rate reference line

Countries by government expense

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

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: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00

Saudi Arabia Snapshot

country profile
Population 35.3 m
GDP 1239.8 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 1.69%
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.

Keyphrase synonyms: saudi arabia government expense rate, government expense data saudi arabia, saudi arabia government expense statistics, saudi arabia percent of gdp.