Saudi Arabia - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was 28.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 35.22 in 1987, while its lowest value was 8.43 in 1974.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1968 16.21
1969 16.83
1970 15.86
1971 13.34
1972 12.73
1973 14.16
1974 8.43
1975 14.53
1976 16.85
1977 18.32
1978 24.27
1979 21.65
1980 15.89
1981 19.55
1982 26.18
1983 29.76
1984 30.14
1985 31.90
1986 34.67
1987 35.22
1988 30.93
1989 33.60
1990 29.02
1991 34.16
1992 29.74
1993 26.30
1994 24.21
1995 23.46
1996 24.37
1997 26.03
1998 28.20
1999 25.41
2000 25.86
2001 27.33
2002 25.95
2003 24.48
2004 22.86
2005 21.34
2006 22.04
2007 20.66
2008 17.70
2009 22.19
2010 20.20
2011 19.39
2012 19.97
2013 22.45
2014 26.06
2015 30.00
2016 25.83
2017 24.44
2018 24.62
2019 23.85
2020 28.53

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts