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Education and health accounted for 32% of Saudi spending in Q3
Saudi Arabia spent about 110 billion riyals on education and health and social development in the third quarter of 2026.
That was 32% of the government’s 343 billion riyals in spending during the quarter.
In the first nine months of the year, spending on those sectors reached about 390 billion riyals, with health and social development spending up 4% and education spending up 2% from a year earlier.
The spending supports public services and human development, priorities included in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic transformation plan.
The government also spent about 10 billion riyals on basic infrastructure and transport in the third quarter, as regional tensions posed challenges for trade and supply chains.
Saudi Arabia has launched logistics routes and a marine war-risk insurance pool to help keep trade moving and manage shipping risks.
Total government spending in the first nine months was 1.103 trillion riyals, up 8% from the same period a year earlier.
Saudi Arabia spent about 110 billion riyals on education and health and social development in the third quarter of 2026.
That was 32% of total government spending of about 343 billion riyals in the quarter, according to Finance Ministry data.
In the first nine months of 2026, spending on the two sectors reached about 390 billion riyals.
Spending on basic equipment and transport was about 10 billion riyals in the third quarter.
The article says the allocations support public services and human development, alongside infrastructure and economic resilience.
- Who
- The Saudi government.
- What
- Spent about 110 billion riyals on education and health and social development in the third quarter of 2026, equal to 32% of government spending.
- When
- The third quarter of 2026.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The spending supports public services and human development, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
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- Third-quarter education and health spending
- About 110 billion riyals
- Share of third-quarter government spending
- 32%
- Total government spending in Q3
- About 343 billion riyals
- Education and health spending, first nine months
- About 390 billion riyals
- Basic equipment and transport spending in Q3
- About 10 billion riyals