Revenue, excluding grants in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Revenue, excluding grants was 26.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 26.8% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Saudi Arabia peaked at 44.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.4% | — |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 20.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 64 Costa Rica 27.4% compare
- 65 El Salvador 27.3% compare
- 66 Jamaica 26.9% compare
- 68 Fiji 26.6% compare
- 69 Equatorial Guinea 26.4% compare
- 70 Brazil 26.4% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 59,827 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 11,865 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.668 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Saudi Arabia?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Saudi Arabia was 26.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.