Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 64,512 current LCU per person in 2017. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960β2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2017, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 64,512 current LCU per person.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 102,353 current LCU per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 290.3 current LCU per person, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896.21 current LCU per person | 290.3 current LCU per person | 1,365 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,525 current LCU per person | 1,120 current LCU per person | 42,278 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,613 current LCU per person | 30,599 current LCU per person | 77,254 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,275 current LCU per person | 12,068 current LCU per person | 28,613 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,480 current LCU per person | 11,666 current LCU per person | 72,749 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,968 current LCU per person | 64,512 current LCU per person | 102,353 current LCU per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 66 Singapore 71,727 current LCU per person compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 68,844 current LCU per person compare
- 68 Libya 67,299 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Philippines 63,008 current LCU per person compare
- 71 Ireland 62,454 current LCU per person compare
- 72 Switzerland 60,467 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 64.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 15.59 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.00 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net foreign assets 2.00 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 50.1% (2017)
- Broad money 65.1% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.8% (2017)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 3.75 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 119,738 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 64,512 current LCU per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 102,353 current LCU per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 290.3 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.