Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 2.00 trillion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
2.00 trillion
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
31st
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.88 trillion
in 2014
All-time low
707.00 million
in 1960
Years of data
58
1960–2017
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 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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 32,328 current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.57 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 363.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 33.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 317.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 335.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 368.87 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 336.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 9,089 SDR per person (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.