Saudi Arabia's 2026 Budget
Saudi Arabia's 2026 Budget, is the general budget of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the fiscal year (2026) issued by the Ministry of Finance, and approved by the Council of Ministers on the December 2, 2025. during its session in Dammam chaired by the Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the general revenues of the state were estimated at SAR1147.4 billion, expenditures at SAR1312.8 billion, and a deficit of SAR165.4 billion.
Priorities in Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget
The Saudi Arabia's 2026 Budget set a number of priorities, including managing the budget deficit and implementing strategies that ensure sustainable debt management, continuing domestic and international financing operations to cover the expected deficit in the Saudi Budget 2026, and paying off the principal of the due debt in the same year and the medium term, with the aim of seizing available opportunities under financial market conditions to implement alternative government financing operations in order to boost economic growth and support the financing of development and infrastructure projects.
Targets of Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget
The Saudi Budget 2026 approved several targets in the medium term, including continuing the execution of development projects, strategies, and initiatives, focusing on expenditure efficiency and ensuring comprehensive development across various sectors, while continuing the government to manage its financial resources efficiently while maintaining the performance of public finances to achieve sustainable economic growth and a strong financial position, achieving Saudi Vision 2030, and adopting an expansionary fiscal policy supported by a strong financial position, to accelerate the implementation of projects with economic and social returns.
GDP growth in Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget
The Saudi Budget 2026 estimated the growth of real GDP at 4.6 percent, driven by the growth of the non-oil activities' GDP as the main driver for economic growth.
Public debt balance in Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget
According to the figures in the Saudi Budget 2026, the public debt balance is expected to reach about SAR1,622 billion (equivalent to 32.7 percent of GDP), compared to about SAR1,457 billion in 2025 (equivalent to 31.7 percent of GDP).
Government reserves in Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget
The Saudi Budget 2026 targets to maintain the government reserve balance at the Saudi Central Bank by the end of 2026 at the same level as in 2025, amounting to about SAR390 billion.