Saudi Arabia posts SAR 278 bln revenue, SAR 220.5 bln expenditure in Q1 2022

15/05/2022 Argaam Special


Saudi Arabia posted revenue of SAR 278 billion and expenditure of SAR 220.5 billion in the first quarter of 2022, with a surplus of SAR 57.5 billion, the Ministry of Finance announced today, May 15.

 

Actual Revenue & Expenditure for 2022 (SAR bln)

Period

Revenue

Expenditure

Surplus/deficit

(SAR bln)

Q1

278

220.5

+57.5

Q2

--

--

--

Q3

--

--

--

Q4

--

--

--

2022 (Estimates)

1,045

955

+90

 

Actual Revenue in Q1 2022:

 

Actual revenue hit SAR 277.96 billion in the first quarter, a rise of 36% year-on-year (YoY).

 

Oil and non-oil revenue stood at SAR 183.7 billion and SAR 94.26 billion in the same period, respectively.

 

Actual Revenue (SAR bln)

Revenue

Q1 2021

Q1 2022

Change

Oil revenue

116.58

183.70

58%

Non-oil revenue

88.19

94.26

7%

Taxes on income, profit, & capital gain

3.22

4.11

28%

Taxes on goods & services

53.67

60.42

13%

Taxes on international trade & transactions

4.02

5.06

26%

Other taxes (including Zakat)

3.00

3.18

6%

Other revenues

24.28

21.49

(11%)

Total

204.76

277.96

36%

 

Actual Expenditure in Q1 2022:

 

Actual expenditure grew by 4% YoY to SAR 220.5 billion in the first quarter of the year.

 

Actual Expenditure Q1 2022 (SAR bln)

Expenditure

Q1 2021

Q1 2022

Change

Employee compensation 

122.90

125.17

2%

Use of goods & services

27.61

31.81

15%

Financing expenses

5.76

6.61

15%

Subsidies

5.42

4.88

(10%)

Grants

2.76

0.34

(88%)

Social benefits

12.28

12.67

3%

Other expenses

20.54

24.16

18%

Non-financial assets (CAPEX)

14.94

14.84

(1%)

Total

212.20

220.47

4%

 

Public Debt:

 

The Kingdom’s public debt rose to SAR 958.64 billion in Q1 2022, from SAR 938 billion in the prior-year period.

 

Public Debt (SAR bln)

Period

Public Debt

(SAR bln)

2021

938.0

Q1 2022

958.6

 

Public Debt until Q1 2022 (SAR bln)

Item

Domestic

Debt

External

Debt

Beginning of period balance

938

558.75

379.26

Issuances or borrowing

52.63

--

Principal repayment

(32.00)

--

Amortization of government bonds

--

--

End of period balance

579.38

379.26

958.64

 

Spending:

 

The government allocated SAR 45.6 billion for education in Q1 2022 budget, military sector (SAR 42.65 billion) and health and social development (SAR 37.7 billion).

 

Spending in Q1 2022 (Actual Amounts) – SAR bln

Sector

Allocation

Public Administration

7.79

Military

42.65

Security and Administrative Regions

23.58

Municipal Services

7.60

Education

45.55

Health Services and Social Development

37.73

Economic Resources

11.25

Infrastructure and Transportation

9.06

General Items

35.27

Total

220.47

 

Historical Data and Details of the General Budget

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