Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency

Saudi Arabia
1.37 million million SLC
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.23 million million SLC
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
59th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
61st

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.37 million million SLC against 1.23 million million SLC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 147,120 million SLC.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 59th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 174 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2010s 943,383 million SLC 750,294 million SLC 193,089 million SLC Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.19 million million SLC 1.11 million million SLC 79,666 million SLC Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.37 million million SLC against 1.23 million million SLC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
147,120 million SLC, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
Saudi Arabia ranks 59th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
189 places, 3,863 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.