Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 895.97 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 895.97 SDR per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.2% on the previous year and up 236.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 895.97 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.51 SDR per person, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.51 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 25.84 SDR per person | +243.9% |
| 1962 | 29.83 SDR per person | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 28.75 SDR per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 27.74 SDR per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 25.01 SDR per person | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 22.82 SDR per person | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 21.97 SDR per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 43.4 SDR per person | +97.5% |
| 1969 | 35.02 SDR per person | -19.3% |
| 1970 | 35.67 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 33.3 SDR per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 47.23 SDR per person | +41.8% |
| 1973 | 69.93 SDR per person | +48.1% |
| 1974 | 108.55 SDR per person | +55.2% |
| 1975 | 81.01 SDR per person | -25.4% |
| 1976 | 74.32 SDR per person | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 82.31 SDR per person | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 146.3 SDR per person | +77.7% |
| 1979 | 311.21 SDR per person | +112.7% |
| 1980 | 349.02 SDR per person | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 242.92 SDR per person | -30.4% |
| 1982 | 278.94 SDR per person | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 230.91 SDR per person | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 187.8 SDR per person | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 167.84 SDR per person | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 170.22 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 171.77 SDR per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 145.51 SDR per person | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 138.46 SDR per person | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 116.89 SDR per person | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 101.8 SDR per person | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 95.31 SDR per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 107 SDR per person | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 94.63 SDR per person | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 89.98 SDR per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 85.33 SDR per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 68.77 SDR per person | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 62.95 SDR per person | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 62.82 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.84 SDR per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 59.34 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.69 SDR per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 68.69 SDR per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 65.9 SDR per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 80.23 SDR per person | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 90.5 SDR per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 108.41 SDR per person | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 251.73 SDR per person | +132.2% |
| 2009 | 297.38 SDR per person | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 395.14 SDR per person | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 412.6 SDR per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 429.52 SDR per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 293.95 SDR per person | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 305.26 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 266.34 SDR per person | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 286.03 SDR per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 305.26 SDR per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 316.99 SDR per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 380.52 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 432.24 SDR per person | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 438.78 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 439.62 SDR per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 473.75 SDR per person | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 588.68 SDR per person | +24.3% |
| 2025 | 895.97 SDR per person | +52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.79 SDR per person | 7.51 SDR per person | 43.4 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 98.98 SDR per person | 33.3 SDR per person | 311.21 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 208.34 SDR per person | 138.46 SDR per person | 349.02 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.55 SDR per person | 62.82 SDR per person | 116.89 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.67 SDR per person | 59.34 SDR per person | 297.38 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 339.16 SDR per person | 266.34 SDR per person | 429.52 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 544.84 SDR per person | 432.24 SDR per person | 895.97 SDR per person | 6 |
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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 gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 895.97 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 895.97 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.