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Government consumption to GDP in Saudi Arabia

Latest: 20.6%
Previous: 21.3%
Change: -0.74 (-3.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government consumption to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government consumption to GDP in Saudi Arabia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	16.2%
Dec 31, 1969	16.8%
Dec 31, 1970	15.9%
Dec 31, 1971	13.3%
Dec 31, 1972	12.7%
Dec 31, 1973	14.2%
Dec 31, 1974	8.4%
Dec 31, 1975	14.5%
Dec 31, 1976	16.9%
Dec 31, 1977	18.3%
Dec 31, 1978	24.3%
Dec 31, 1979	21.7%
Dec 31, 1980	15.9%
Dec 31, 1981	19.5%
Dec 31, 1982	26.2%
Dec 31, 1983	29.8%
Dec 31, 1984	30.1%
Dec 31, 1985	31.9%
Dec 31, 1986	34.7%
Dec 31, 1987	35.2%
Dec 31, 1988	30.9%
Dec 31, 1989	33.6%
Dec 31, 1990	29.0%
Dec 31, 1991	34.2%
Dec 31, 1992	29.7%
Dec 31, 1993	26.3%
Dec 31, 1994	24.2%
Dec 31, 1995	23.5%
Dec 31, 1996	24.4%
Dec 31, 1997	26.0%
Dec 31, 1998	28.2%
Dec 31, 1999	25.4%
Dec 31, 2000	25.9%
Dec 31, 2001	27.3%
Dec 31, 2002	26.0%
Dec 31, 2003	24.5%
Dec 31, 2004	22.9%
Dec 31, 2005	21.3%
Dec 31, 2006	22.0%
Dec 31, 2007	20.7%
Dec 31, 2008	17.7%
Dec 31, 2009	22.2%
Dec 31, 2010	20.2%
Dec 31, 2011	19.9%
Dec 31, 2012	20.2%
Dec 31, 2013	22.4%
Dec 31, 2014	25.6%
Dec 31, 2015	28.9%
Dec 31, 2016	24.8%
Dec 31, 2017	23.4%
Dec 31, 2018	23.2%
Dec 31, 2019	22.7%
Dec 31, 2020	27.4%
Dec 31, 2021	21.7%
Dec 31, 2022	19.1%
Dec 31, 2023	20.9%
Dec 31, 2024	21.3%
Dec 31, 2025	20.6%

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