Saudi Arabia Government Budget Balance (% of GDP)
The yearly gap between government spending and revenue, as a share of GDP.
−2.5%
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1991 to 2024
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP · general government net lending/borrowing, % of GDP, actual years only.
Saudi Arabia Government Budget Balance (% of GDP) in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Saudi Arabia, the government budget balance fell by 0.7pp in 2024, from −1.8% in 2023.
It is the lowest reading since 2020.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −10.2% in 2020 to 2.2% in 2022.
Its average since 1991 is −0.2%, and the latest reading is below that.
How this series is defined
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- Source
- IMF
- Series
- World
- Frequency
- Annual
- Unit
- %
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not applicable, annual data
- Latest observation
- 2024
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Negative means a deficit. Oil revenue drives it.
Data refreshed 2026-10-09. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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