Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 2.00 trillion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.00 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2017.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.88 trillion in 2014 and was at its lowest, 707.00 million, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 707.00 million | — |
| 1961 | 1.07 billion | +51.8% |
| 1962 | 1.15 billion | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 2.45 billion | +112.6% |
| 1964 | 2.81 billion | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 3.40 billion | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 3.60 billion | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 4.31 billion | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 3.83 billion | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 3.53 billion | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.99 billion | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 7.03 billion | +76.2% |
| 1972 | 12.88 billion | +83.3% |
| 1973 | 16.76 billion | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 78.44 billion | +368.1% |
| 1975 | 138.23 billion | +76.2% |
| 1976 | 184.31 billion | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 214.90 billion | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 203.47 billion | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 216.51 billion | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 311.06 billion | +43.7% |
| 1981 | 475.37 billion | +52.8% |
| 1982 | 527.22 billion | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 492.85 billion | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 450.79 billion | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 379.02 billion | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 347.66 billion | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 333.21 billion | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 317.83 billion | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 309.92 billion | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 304.46 billion | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 298.94 billion | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 286.86 billion | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 266.37 billion | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 243.48 billion | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 231.24 billion | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 262.54 billion | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 271.51 billion | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 217.41 billion | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 186.71 billion | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 219.35 billion | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 220.61 billion | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 208.95 billion | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 263.70 billion | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 375.06 billion | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 598.94 billion | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 912.72 billion | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 trillion | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 1.69 trillion | +43.0% |
| 2009 | 1.60 trillion | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.76 trillion | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.14 trillion | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 2.56 trillion | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 2.83 trillion | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 2.88 trillion | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.53 trillion | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 2.15 trillion | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 2.00 trillion | -6.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.00 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.62 billion, 38.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.00 trillion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 238.44 billion, 8.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +368.1% | 16.76 billion | 78.44 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 billion | 707.00 million | 4.31 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.65 billion | 3.99 billion | 216.51 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 394.49 billion | 309.92 billion | 527.22 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 256.95 billion | 186.71 billion | 304.46 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 728.03 billion | 208.95 billion | 1.69 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 trillion | 1.76 trillion | 2.88 trillion | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 28 Luxembourg 3.04 trillion compare
- 29 Portugal 2.24 trillion compare
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- 32 Sierra Leone 1.79 trillion compare
- 33 Costa Rica 1.71 trillion compare
- 34 Philippines 1.64 trillion compare
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saudi Arabia?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saudi Arabia was 2.00 trillion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 trillion in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 707.00 million in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.