Broad money growth (annual %) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Broad money growth (annual %) 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 162nd out of 167 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 (annual %) 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% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.1%, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +707.4% | 1.1% | 9.2% |
| 1990 | +424.7% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (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 162nd out of 167 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.