Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Net foreign assets

Saudi Arabia

2.00 trillion current LCU

in 2017

United Arab Emirates

1.80 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Saudi Arabia rank

48th

United Arab Emirates rank

49th

Net foreign assets over time

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.00 trillion current LCU against 1.80 trillion current LCU in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 198.73 billion current LCU.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.