Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita was 9,976 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 9,976 SDR per person for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 18,151 SDR per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 75.99 SDR per person, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.99 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 94.22 SDR per person | +24.0% |
| 1962 | 102.22 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 189 SDR per person | +84.9% |
| 1964 | 207.31 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 247.97 SDR per person | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 246.01 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 241.31 SDR per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 208.66 SDR per person | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 177.69 SDR per person | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 187.95 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 361.6 SDR per person | +92.4% |
| 1972 | 609.28 SDR per person | +68.5% |
| 1973 | 826.42 SDR per person | +35.6% |
| 1974 | 2,782 SDR per person | +236.6% |
| 1975 | 4,429 SDR per person | +59.2% |
| 1976 | 4,890 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 4,925 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2,885 SDR per person | -41.4% |
| 1979 | 2,876 SDR per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3,387 SDR per person | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 4,556 SDR per person | +34.5% |
| 1982 | 4,204 SDR per person | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 3,824 SDR per person | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 3,468 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 2,960 SDR per person | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 1,906 SDR per person | -35.6% |
| 1987 | 1,923 SDR per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,732 SDR per person | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 1,397 SDR per person | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 887.64 SDR per person | -36.4% |
| 1991 | 832.99 SDR per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 464.65 SDR per person | -44.2% |
| 1993 | 549.7 SDR per person | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 491 SDR per person | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 526.43 SDR per person | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 805.38 SDR per person | +53.0% |
| 1997 | 835.78 SDR per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 739.76 SDR per person | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 863.21 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 989.03 SDR per person | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 880.94 SDR per person | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 911.11 SDR per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 878.96 SDR per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 959.31 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 5,356 SDR per person | +458.3% |
| 2006 | 7,092 SDR per person | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 8,750 SDR per person | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 12,581 SDR per person | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 11,088 SDR per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 12,438 SDR per person | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 14,448 SDR per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 16,752 SDR per person | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 17,343 SDR per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18,151 SDR per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 15,175 SDR per person | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 13,151 SDR per person | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 11,548 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 12,131 SDR per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 12,387 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10,405 SDR per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 10,999 SDR per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 11,168 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 10,128 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 10,076 SDR per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 9,976 SDR per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.04 SDR per person | 75.99 SDR per person | 247.97 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,477 SDR per person | 187.95 SDR per person | 4,925 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,936 SDR per person | 1,397 SDR per person | 4,556 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 699.65 SDR per person | 464.65 SDR per person | 887.64 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,949 SDR per person | 878.96 SDR per person | 12,581 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,352 SDR per person | 11,548 SDR per person | 18,151 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,459 SDR per person | 9,976 SDR per person | 11,168 SDR per person | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2687 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 8,588 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,081 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2425 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 9,089 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 9,976 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,151 SDR per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.99 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.