This statistic describes the government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018. According to the 2018 ranking, Saudi Arabia scored on government spending of the Economic Freedom index 52 compared to the world average is 64.9. Saudi Arabia is considered in this regard mostly unfree.
Government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018
The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual ranking by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal to measure the degree of economic freedom of countries. Since 1995 the authors of the index took an approach aligned to Adam Smith's in The Wealth of Nations.
The 2018 ranking has main categories with total twelve sub-categories:
Rule of law sub-categories: Property rights, Judicial effectiveness, Government integrity
Government size sub-categories: Tax burden, Government spending, Fiscal health
Regulatory efficiency sub-categories: Business freedom, Labor freedom, Monetary freedom
Market openness sub-categories: Trade freedom, Investment freedom, Financial freedom
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The Heritage Foundation. (January 5, 2018). Government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946812/saudi-arabia-government-spending-score-on-the-economic-freedom-index/
The Heritage Foundation. "Government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018." Chart. January 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946812/saudi-arabia-government-spending-score-on-the-economic-freedom-index/
The Heritage Foundation. (2018). Government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946812/saudi-arabia-government-spending-score-on-the-economic-freedom-index/
The Heritage Foundation. "Government Spending Score of Saudi Arabia on The Economic Freedom Index Ranking from 1998 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946812/saudi-arabia-government-spending-score-on-the-economic-freedom-index/
The Heritage Foundation, Government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946812/saudi-arabia-government-spending-score-on-the-economic-freedom-index/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Government spending score of Saudi Arabia on the Economic Freedom Index ranking from 1998 to 2018 [Graph], The Heritage Foundation, January 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946812/saudi-arabia-government-spending-score-on-the-economic-freedom-index/
