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Economy & public finances

Saudi Arabia — Budget balance

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-4.9% GDP
2025
−2.1 ptsvs 2024
min −15.5 2015max +29.8 2008
% GDP
Range
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Budget balance (Saudi Arabia): -4.9 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.

40 observations from 1991 to 2030. Source: IMF.

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.

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Budget balance — Saudi Arabia
PeriodValue
2030-3.1 % GDP
2029-3.3 % GDP
2028-3.7 % GDP
2027-4 % GDP
2026-4.9 % GDP
2025-4.9 % GDP
2024-2.8 % GDP
2023-2 % GDP
20222.5 % GDP
2021-2.2 % GDP
2020-10.7 % GDP
2019-4.2 % GDP
2018-5.5 % GDP
2017-8.9 % GDP
2016-13.7 % GDP
2015-15.5 % GDP
2014-3.5 % GDP
20135.6 % GDP
201211.8 % GDP
201111.5 % GDP
20104.4 % GDP
2009-5.4 % GDP
200829.8 % GDP
200711.8 % GDP
200620.8 % GDP
200518 % GDP
20049.7 % GDP
20031.2 % GDP
2002-5.9 % GDP
2001-3.9 % GDP
20003.2 % GDP
1999-6 % GDP
1998-8.9 % GDP
1997-2.5 % GDP
1996-3.2 % GDP
1995-5.1 % GDP
1994-8.3 % GDP
1993-9.3 % GDP
1992-8.1 % GDP
1991-3.3 % GDP