Total reserves minus gold in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total reserves minus gold was 459.80 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves minus gold in Saudi Arabia stood at 459.80 billion current US$.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in Saudi Arabia peaked at 731.92 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 166.76 million current US$, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 452.58 million current US$ | 166.76 million current US$ | 692.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.06 billion current US$ | 542.50 million current US$ | 29.90 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.06 billion current US$ | 16.75 billion current US$ | 32.24 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.31 billion current US$ | 5.93 billion current US$ | 17.00 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 164.62 billion current US$ | 17.60 billion current US$ | 442.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 574.17 billion current US$ | 444.72 billion current US$ | 731.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 450.12 billion current US$ | 436.53 billion current US$ | 459.80 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.75 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -245.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 263.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 70.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 39.99 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 130,594 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 36,070 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 4.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in Saudi Arabia?
- Total reserves minus gold in Saudi Arabia was 459.80 billion current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 731.92 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.76 million current US$ in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total reserves minus gold?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 5th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.