Economic updates
Our in-depth, independent reports cover the macroeconomic environment, the Saudi government’s annual budget, and Saudi Arabia’s monetary and financial developments, labor market, and inflation.
Q3 2018 Fiscal Budget Statement: (Fiscal deficit shrinks in Q3)
Budget reportGovernment revenue totaled SR223 billion in Q3 2018, up by 57 percent, or SR81 billion, year-on-year. Whilst non-oil revenue saw a rise of 45 percent year-on-year, government oil revenue rose by only 15 percent, to SR154 billion, year-on-year.
2018 Saudi Fiscal Budget
Budget reportThe government continues to support the economy through the largest ever budgeted expenditure of SR978 billion in 2018, compared with 2017s budget of SR890 billion. Based on revenues of SR783 billion, the government is budgeting for a slightly lower year-on-year deficit at SR195 billion, compared to our forecast of SR220 billion.
Saudi Arabia’s 2019 Preliminary Budget Statement
Budget reportBased on the Ministry of Finances (MoF) continued implementation of the Vision 2030 and the strategic objectives under the National Transformation Program 2020 (NTP), the preliminary budget for the 2019 fiscal year was released on 30th September 2018. A number of fiscal indicators were revised upwards in the period from 2018 to 2021.
