Saudi Arabia - Expense
Expense (current LCU)
The value for Expense (current LCU) in Saudi Arabia was 890,325,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 890,849,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 483,996,000,000 in 2010.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 483,996,000,000 |
| 2011 | 583,895,000,000 |
| 2012 | 713,330,000,000 |
| 2013 | 731,873,000,000 |
| 2014 | 821,160,000,000 |
| 2015 | 790,979,000,000 |
| 2016 | 696,358,000,000 |
| 2017 | 722,206,000,000 |
| 2018 | 890,849,000,000 |
| 2019 | 890,325,000,000 |
Expense (% of GDP)
Expense (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was 29.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 32.24 in 2015, while its lowest value was 23.20 in 2011.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.43 |
| 2011 | 23.20 |
| 2012 | 25.85 |
| 2013 | 26.14 |
| 2014 | 28.95 |
| 2015 | 32.24 |
| 2016 | 28.79 |
| 2017 | 27.97 |
| 2018 | 30.20 |
| 2019 | 29.94 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
