Broad money in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Broad money was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.81 trillion current LCU for broad money 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, broad money in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 billion current LCU, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 79th of 166 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 billion current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 2.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.53 billion current LCU | 3.14 billion current LCU | 65.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.87 billion current LCU | 77.44 billion current LCU | 179.44 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.92 billion current LCU | 187.67 billion current LCU | 301.62 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 590.94 billion current LCU | 315.09 billion current LCU | 1.04 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 trillion current LCU | 1.09 trillion current LCU | 1.81 trillion current LCU | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.8% (2017)
- Broad money 65.1% (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 50.1% (2017)
- Net foreign assets 2.00 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net domestic credit 1.00 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports 15.59 (2025)
- Net migration 119,738 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 64.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3.75 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Saudi Arabia?
- Broad money in Saudi Arabia was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 billion current LCU in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for broad money?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is broad 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 Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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.