Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.3406 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia is 0.3406 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9246 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3293 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.8467 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.818 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.852 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.923 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.871 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7632 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6565 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5493 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5745 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4371 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.351 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3406 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3406 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3406 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2368 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.834 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.7308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7671 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.923 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3951 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5745 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 17 Lesotho 0.3739 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Israel 0.3696 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Nepal 0.3528 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Seychelles 0.3391 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Aruba 0.3368 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.321 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Saudi Arabia was 0.3406 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9246 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3293 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.