Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 366,592 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Saudi Arabia stood at 366,592 million USD. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Saudi Arabia peaked at 366,592 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 174,369 million USD, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 15th 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$ in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 174,369 million USD | — |
| 2011 | 220,453 million USD | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 244,586 million USD | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 265,262 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 304,161 million USD | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 267,011 million USD | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 221,470 million USD | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 247,999 million USD | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 287,858 million USD | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 282,519 million USD | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 286,862 million USD | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 277,049 million USD | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 310,482 million USD | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 344,863 million USD | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 366,592 million USD | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 251,569 million USD | 174,369 million USD | 304,161 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 317,170 million USD | 277,049 million USD | 366,592 million USD | 5 |
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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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 22.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,904 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2067 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 7,140 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1947 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Saudi Arabia?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Saudi Arabia was 366,592 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 366,592 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,369 million USD in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.