Broad money growth in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Broad money growth was 0.2% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2% for broad money growth in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.5% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Saudi Arabia peaked at 81.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Saudi Arabia 161st out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.0% | — |
| 1962 | 11.2% | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 20.7% | +85.0% |
| 1964 | 8.4% | -59.4% |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +39.9% |
| 1966 | 18.5% | +57.1% |
| 1967 | 14.3% | -22.7% |
| 1968 | 15.7% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | -62.4% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | +134.0% |
| 1972 | 40.6% | +188.7% |
| 1973 | 35.1% | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 43.5% | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | +88.0% |
| 1976 | 66.5% | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 53.9% | -19.0% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | -49.2% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +90.1% |
| 1982 | 20.2% | -38.8% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | -46.8% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | -43.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -81.0% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +707.4% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -55.4% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +56.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -86.4% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +424.7% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +217.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -85.9% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +64.5% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +116.2% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -30.3% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +88.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -34.7% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +198.8% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -44.1% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +103.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +54.1% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -52.2% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +156.4% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -49.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -75.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -81.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -72.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 5.9% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 6.0% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 0.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 2.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 4.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 0.2% | 16.5% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2687 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 8,588 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,081 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 9,976 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Saudi Arabia?
- Broad money growth in Saudi Arabia was 0.2% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for broad money growth?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 161st out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.