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Saudi Arabia: Expense (% of GDP)

24.22percent · 2023-4.5% since 2013

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023.

20102023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202324.219
202221.97
202125.013
202031.969
201926.71
201826.796
201725.981
201626.941
201530.419
201427.819
201325.354
201225.298
201122.876
201024.435

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Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund, World Bank, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Expense (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expense-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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