Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money was 1.81 trillion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Saudi Arabia is 1.81 trillion, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 127.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.81 trillion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 billion, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 163 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.
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.01 billion | — |
| 1961 | 1.10 billion | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 1.22 billion | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 1.48 billion | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 1.60 billion | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 1.79 billion | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 2.12 billion | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 2.42 billion | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 2.80 billion | +15.7% |
| 1969 | 2.97 billion | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 3.14 billion | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 3.59 billion | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 5.04 billion | +40.6% |
| 1973 | 6.81 billion | +35.1% |
| 1974 | 9.78 billion | +43.5% |
| 1975 | 17.78 billion | +81.9% |
| 1976 | 29.61 billion | +66.5% |
| 1977 | 45.56 billion | +53.9% |
| 1978 | 58.03 billion | +27.4% |
| 1979 | 65.98 billion | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 77.44 billion | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 102.99 billion | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 123.79 billion | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 137.09 billion | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 145.35 billion | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 147.01 billion | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 160.56 billion | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 167.16 billion | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 177.89 billion | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 179.44 billion | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 187.67 billion | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 214.98 billion | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 219.40 billion | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 226.81 billion | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 233.59 billion | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 241.43 billion | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 258.94 billion | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 272.44 billion | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 282.33 billion | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 301.62 billion | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 315.09 billion | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 331.12 billion | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 381.45 billion | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 413.84 billion | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 485.24 billion | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 549.49 billion | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 661.63 billion | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 794.89 billion | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 937.66 billion | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 trillion | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.09 trillion | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.24 trillion | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.44 trillion | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 1.56 trillion | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.75 trillion | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 1.80 trillion | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.81 trillion | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.81 trillion | +0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.81 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 283.83 billion, 6.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.81 trillion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 791.38 billion, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +81.9% | 9.78 billion | 17.78 billion |
| 1976 | +66.5% | 17.78 billion | 29.61 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 billion | 1.01 billion | 2.97 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.53 billion | 3.14 billion | 65.98 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.87 billion | 77.44 billion | 179.44 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.92 billion | 187.67 billion | 301.62 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 590.94 billion | 315.09 billion | 1.04 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 trillion | 1.09 trillion | 1.81 trillion | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Saudi Arabia?
- Quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Saudi Arabia was 1.81 trillion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest quasi-money, money plus quasi-money recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 trillion in 2017.
- What is the lowest quasi-money, money plus quasi-money recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 billion in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for quasi-money, money plus quasi-money?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is quasi-money, money plus quasi-money rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.7%. 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 Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.