{"id":"saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","canonicalSlug":"saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","language":"en","title":"Saudi pre-budget statement projects 3.6% deficit for FY2027","summary":"The Finance Ministry estimates SAR 1.392 trillion in spending and SAR 1.202 trillion in revenue.","body":["Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance released its preliminary FY2027 budget statement on September 30, projecting expenditure of SAR 1.392 trillion and revenue of SAR 1.202 trillion. The resulting deficit is estimated at about 3.6% of GDP. The ministry framed the plan as balancing support for growth and development priorities with fiscal sustainability; the figures are estimates ahead of the final budget.","The statement projects revenue rising to SAR 1.351 trillion by 2029 and spending to SAR 1.544 trillion. It says non-oil revenue increased from about SAR 166 billion in 2015 to SAR 505 billion in 2025. For 2026, preliminary estimates point to a 3.6% real-GDP decline, including an expected 21.8% fall in oil activity and 3.2% growth in non-oil activity. These are ministry projections, not final outcomes."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi pre-budget statement projects 3.6% deficit for FY2027\n\nThe Finance Ministry estimates SAR 1.392 trillion in spending and SAR 1.202 trillion in revenue.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance released its preliminary FY2027 budget statement on September 30, projecting expenditure of SAR 1.392 trillion and revenue of SAR 1.202 trillion. The resulting deficit is estimated at about 3.6% of GDP. The ministry framed the plan as balancing support for growth and development priorities with fiscal sustainability; the figures are estimates ahead of the final budget.\n\nThe statement projects revenue rising to SAR 1.351 trillion by 2029 and spending to SAR 1.544 trillion. It says non-oil revenue increased from about SAR 166 billion in 2015 to SAR 505 billion in 2025. For 2026, preliminary estimates point to a 3.6% real-GDP decline, including an expected 21.8% fall in oil activity and 3.2% growth in non-oil activity. These are ministry projections, not final outcomes.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":["public-finance","budget"],"eventDate":"2026-09-30","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-30","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Saudi Ministry of Finance","url":"https://mof.gov.sa/en/MediaCenter/news/Pages/News_3092026.aspx","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/saudi-fy2027-prebudget-estimates-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}