Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 267,171 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
267,171 million USD
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
16th
of 173 countries
All-time high
270,510 million USD
in 2020
All-time low
169,809 million USD
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2010201720242010: 169.8k million USD2011: 186.0k million USD2012: 198.4k million USD2013: 217.1k million USD2014: 254.2k million USD2015: 267.0k million USD2016: 226.8k million USD2017: 238.7k million USD2018: 241.5k million USD2019: 241.9k million USD2020: 270.5k million USD2021: 230.6k million USD2022: 219.0k million USD2023: 250.7k million USD2024: 267.2k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 267,171 million USD for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia peaked at 270,510 million USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, 169,809 million USD, in 2010.

That places Saudi Arabia 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia, 2010 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
2010 169,809 million USD
2011 186,018 million USD +9.5%
2012 198,420 million USD +6.7%
2013 217,132 million USD +9.4%
2014 254,166 million USD +17.1%
2015 267,011 million USD +5.1%
2016 226,824 million USD -15.1%
2017 238,745 million USD +5.3%
2018 241,530 million USD +1.2%
2019 241,944 million USD +0.2%
2020 270,510 million USD +11.8%
2021 230,586 million USD -14.8%
2022 219,023 million USD -5.0%
2023 250,710 million USD +14.5%
2024 267,171 million USD +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 224,160 million USD 169,809 million USD 267,011 million USD 10
2020s 247,600 million USD 219,023 million USD 270,510 million USD 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia?
Total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Saudi Arabia was 267,171 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 270,510 million USD in 2020.
What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 169,809 million USD in 2010.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,857 data points, 2001–2024
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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.