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Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) rose 12.2% to 7.80% in Saudi Arabia in 2023

Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) (%), 2023
Economy | Saudi Arabia | September 1, 2025
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Tax revenue as a share of GDP rose 12.2% to 7.80% in Saudi Arabia in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, tax revenue as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 8.61% in 2021 and an all time low of 2.30% in 2011.

Saudi Arabia has been ranked 79th within the group of 83 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue as a share of GDP, 51 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Bahrain % 0.936% 1.09% 2.88% 2.82% ... ... ...
Djibouti % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Eritrea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Iran % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Iraq % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.69% 1.98% 1.34% ... ... ... ...
Israel % 24.2% 22.7% 22.2% 22.0% 24.6%
Jordan % 14.7% 14.7% 14.8% 16.0% 17.1%
Kuwait % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Oman % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Qatar % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saudi Arabia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.14% 7.92% 6.60% 7.88% 8.61%
Syria % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
United Arab Emirates % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.066% 0.059% 0.972% 0.682% 0.535%
Yemen % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...