Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 21.46 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Saudi Arabia is 21.46 billion, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 138.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Saudi Arabia peaked at 21.54 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.36 billion, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.08 billion | — |
| 2015 | 9.00 billion | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.36 billion | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 7.82 billion | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.09 billion | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 8.38 billion | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.40 billion | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.54 billion | +156.4% |
| 2022 | 20.61 billion | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 20.91 billion | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.53 billion | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.46 billion | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.29 billion | 7.36 billion | 9.08 billion | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.91 billion | 8.40 billion | 21.54 billion | 6 |
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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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Saudi Arabia?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Saudi Arabia was 21.46 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.54 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.36 billion in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, Denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Gover. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.