Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.3604 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.3604 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9557 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3486 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7348 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.8516 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9557 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8427 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7992 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9428 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9304 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.889 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4634 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3711 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3585 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3486 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3604 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3604 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3604 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2653 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.7348 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9557 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7846 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9428 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4155 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3486 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 23 Nepal 0.3733 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Tajikistan 0.3622 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Bulgaria 0.3605 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Suriname 0.3572 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Seychelles 0.3472 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Serbia 0.341 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.3604 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9557 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3486 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.