Saudi Arabia recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 5.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Saudi Arabia averaged 0.57 percent of GDP from 1969 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 43.20 percent of GDP in 1973 and a record low of -25.30 percent of GDP in 1987. source: Saudi Central Bank

Government Budget in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach -3.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Saudi Arabia Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.30 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.20 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 1336000.00 1375000.00 SAR Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -5.30 -2.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -245000.00 -115625.00 SAR Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 31.70 25.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 1091000.00 1259000.00 SAR Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 236066.00 217956.00 SAR Million Sep 2025


Saudi Arabia Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.30 -2.50 43.20 -25.30 1969 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly