Government consumption in US dollars — all countries

Government consumption in US dollars — Saudi Arabia

Government consumption in US dollars in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 263,170,400,000 US$. Ranked 13 in the world out of 132. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 38,665.5%.

2025 263B US$ −1.71% vs 2024
World rank 13of 132
Period maximum 268B US$2024
Period minimum 679M US$1968

Trend over time

1968–2025 · US$

Government consumption in US dollars — Saudi Arabia, 1968–20250100B200B300B196819741980198619921998200420102016202220251968: 678,877,978 US$1969: 754,854,111 US$1970: 852,666,667 US$1971: 958,360,570 US$1972: 1,229,988,856 US$1973: 2,116,231,392 US$1974: 3,829,014,085 US$1975: 6,796,656,368 US$1976: 10,786,402,266 US$1977: 13,594,359,253 US$1978: 19,478,097,473 US$1979: 24,221,347,242 US$1980: 26,146,001,103 US$1981: 36,027,704,886 US$1982: 40,124,894,587 US$1983: 38,446,888,567 US$1984: 36,052,213,394 US$1985: 33,144,947,543 US$1986: 30,146,637,861 US$1987: 30,184,245,661 US$1988: 27,300,400,534 US$1989: 32,031,508,678 US$1990: 34,131,909,212 US$1991: 45,161,014,686 US$1992: 40,772,229,640 US$1993: 34,973,564,753 US$1994: 32,724,165,554 US$1995: 33,624,299,065 US$1996: 38,660,347,130 US$1997: 43,202,937,250 US$1998: 41,384,533,333 US$1999: 41,092,000,000 US$2000: 49,014,400,000 US$2001: 50,318,666,667 US$2002: 49,204,533,333 US$2003: 52,839,466,667 US$2004: 59,146,133,333 US$2005: 70,094,206,186 US$2006: 83,065,954,606 US$2007: 85,946,897,932 US$2008: 92,026,133,333 US$2009: 95,204,000,000 US$2010: 106,713,066,667 US$2011: 135,262,933,333 US$2012: 151,577,600,000 US$2013: 172,125,333,333 US$2014: 201,473,333,333 US$2015: 200,498,933,333 US$2016: 171,205,866,667 US$2017: 173,311,733,333 US$2018: 205,411,733,333 US$2019: 201,571,733,333 US$2020: 210,196,800,000 US$2021: 212,977,866,667 US$2022: 237,147,733,333 US$2023: 255,094,933,333 US$2024: 267,757,066,667 US$2025: 263,170,400,000 US$
Change over the period: +262B (+38,665.49%) Average annual rate: 11.02 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 263B US$
Government consumption in US dollars — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 263B −4.59B −1.71%
2024 268B +12.66B +4.96%
2023 255B +17.95B +7.57%
2022 237B +24.17B +11.35%
2021 213B +2.78B +1.32%
2020 210B +8.63B +4.28%
2019 202B −3.84B −1.87%
2018 205B +32.1B +18.52%
2017 173B +2.11B +1.23%
2016 171B −29.29B −14.61%
2015 200B −974M −0.48%
2014 201B +29.35B +17.05%
2013 172B +20.55B +13.56%
2012 152B +16.31B +12.06%
2011 135B +28.55B +26.75%
2010 107B +11.51B +12.09%
2009 95.2B +3.18B +3.45%
2008 92.03B +6.08B +7.07%
2007 85.95B +2.88B +3.47%
2006 83.07B +12.97B +18.51%
2005 70.09B +10.95B +18.51%
2004 59.15B +6.31B +11.94%
2003 52.84B +3.63B +7.39%
2002 49.2B −1.11B −2.21%
2001 50.32B +1.3B +2.66%
2000 49.01B +7.92B +19.28%
1999 41.09B −293M −0.71%
1998 41.38B −1.82B −4.21%
1997 43.2B +4.54B +11.75%
1996 38.66B +5.04B +14.98%
1995 33.62B +900M +2.75%
1994 32.72B −2.25B −6.43%
1993 34.97B −5.8B −14.22%
1992 40.77B −4.39B −9.72%
1991 45.16B +11.03B +32.31%
1990 34.13B +2.1B +6.56%
1989 32.03B +4.73B +17.33%
1988 27.3B −2.88B −9.55%
1987 30.18B +37.61M +0.12%
1986 30.15B −3B −9.05%
1985 33.14B −2.91B −8.06%
1984 36.05B −2.39B −6.23%
1983 38.45B −1.68B −4.18%
1982 40.12B +4.1B +11.37%
1981 36.03B +9.88B +37.79%
1980 26.15B +1.92B +7.95%
1979 24.22B +4.74B +24.35%
1978 19.48B +5.88B +43.28%
1977 13.59B +2.81B +26.03%
1976 10.79B +3.99B +58.7%
1975 6.8B +2.97B +77.5%
1974 3.83B +1.71B +80.94%
1973 2.12B +886M +72.05%
1972 1.23B +272M +28.34%
1971 958M +106M +12.4%
1970 853M +97.81M +12.96%
1969 755M +75.98M +11.19%
1968 679M

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About the indicator

Government final consumption expenditure in current US dollars: compensation of employees in the public sector, purchases of goods and services for the current work of the state, and spending on defense and security. This is not the whole budget: pensions, benefits and other transfers are left out because they are recorded as household income, while public investment is recorded as capital formation. The quantity therefore comes to roughly two thirds of total budget expense, not all of it.

Important: Not to be confused with budget expense: transfers and capital outlays are not counted here. This same indicator serves as the weight when aggregating military spending as a share of government spending.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.