General government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: General government final consumption expenditure was -3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia stood at -3.5%.
That represents a change of down 214.0% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia peaked at 18.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -17.0%, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.2% | — |
| 2002 | -0.8% | -165.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -615.6% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +100.8% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -77.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +105.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -83.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +96.3% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +1457.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -60.1% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | -1.8% | -114.8% |
| 2016 | -17.0% | +836.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -103.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +1473.2% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -133.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -247.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -82.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +1145.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -42.5% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -44.7% |
| 2025 | -3.5% | -214.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | -0.8% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | -17.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -3.5% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 160 Romania -2.6% compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -3.4% compare
- 162 El Salvador -3.4% compare
- 164 Marshall Islands -4.2% compare
- 165 United States Virgin Islands -4.4% compare
- 166 Djibouti -4.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 5,463 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5931 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 20,484 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1029 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,553 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 21,675 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Saudi Arabia was -3.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.0% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.