Saudi 9M revenue hits SAR 854.3 bln with SAR 898.3 bln expenditure

01/11/2023 ِArgaam special
*Updated on Sept. 30, 2023


Saudi Arabia posted revenue of SAR 854.3 billion in the first nine months of 2023, compared to expenditure of SAR 898.3 billion a year earlier, with a deficit of nearly SAR 44 billion, the Ministry of Finance announced today, Nov. 1.

 

In Q3, revenue stood at SAR 258.5 billion, while expenditure reached SAR 294.3 billion, with a deficit of around SAR 35.8 billion.

 

Saudi Budget Actual Revenue & Expenditure for 2023 (SAR bln)

Period

Revenue

Expenditure

Surplus/Deficit

Q1

280.94

283.86

(2.91)

Q2

314.82

320.09

(5.27)

Q3

258.54

294.31

(35.77)

Q4

--

--

--

2023 (estimates)*

1180.00

1262.00

(82.00)

*Updated on Sept. 30, 2023

 

Actual Revenue for 9M 2023:

 

The nine-month actual revenue came in at SAR 854.3 billion, dropping 10%, or SAR 95.9 billion, year-on-year (YoY).

 

Oil revenue reached SAR 505.4 billion, while non-oil revenue stood at around SAR 349 billion.

 

Actual Revenue (SAR bln)

Revenue

9M 2022

9M 2023

Change

Oil revenue

663.1

505.4

(24%)

Non-oil revenue

287.1

349.0

+22%

Taxes on income, profit, and capital gain

17.7

32.1

+82%

Taxes on goods and services

169.5

199.5

+18%

Taxes on international trade and transactions

14.4

16.4

+14%

Other taxes (including Zakat)

25.2

29.9

+19%

Other revenue

60.4

71.1

+18%

Total

950.2

854.3

(10%)


 

Actual expenditure jumped 12% to about SAR 898.3 billion in the nine-month period, as shown in the following table:

 

Actual Expenditure 9M 2023 (SAR bln)

Expenditure

9M 2022

9M 2023

Change

Employee compensation

377.9

396.5

+5%

Use of goods & services

150.6

187.9

+25%

Financing expenses

22.3

28.2

+27%

Subsidies

19.2

17.5

(9%)

Grants

1.9

4.0

+114%

Social benefits

59.8

75.9

+27%

Other expenses

77.7

77.5

(0.2%)

Non-financial assets (CAPEX)

91.3

110.7

+21%

Total

800.65

898.26

+12%



 

The government allocated SAR 185.4 billion for the health and social development sector in the nine-month period. It also earmarked SAR 173.5 billion and SAR 151.9 billion for the military and education sectors, respectively.

 

Actual Sectoral Expenditure 9M 2023 (SAR bln)

Sector

Allocation

Public administration

31.66

Military

173.54

Security and regional administration

83.30

Municipal services

45.48

Education

151.86

Health and social development

185.38

Economic resources

52.20

Infrastructure and transportation

27.17

General items

147.66

Total

898.26



Public debt:

 

The Kingdom’s public debt increased to around SAR 994.3 billion at the end of Q3 2023, compared to SAR 990.1 billion a year earlier.

 

Public Debt (SAR bln)

Period

Public Debt

2022

990.1

9M 2023

994.3

 

The following table shows details of public debt in 9M 2023:

 

Public Debt Until 9M 2023 (SAR bln)

Item

Domestic

Debt

External

Debt

Beginning of period balance

990.08

614.96

375.13

Issuances or borrowing

69.28

60.00

Principal repayment

55.60

69.50

Amortization of government bonds

0

0

End of period balance

628.64

365.62

994.26

 

In September, the Ministry of Finance expected the Kingdom to post revenue of SAR 1.18 trillion and expenditure of SAR 1.26 billion, with a deficit of SAR 82 billion for 2023, according to data available with Argaam.
 

In addition, the ministry announced budget estimates for 2024, with revenue of SAR 1.17 trillion and expenditure of SAR 1.25 trillion, a deficit of SAR 79 billion.

 

Details and Historical Data of General Budget

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