Foreign Exchange Reserves in Saudi Arabia decreased to 1628756 SAR Million in January from 1639569 SAR Million in December of 2024. This dataset provides - Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Key information about Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

• Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 38.053 % in Dec 2024
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.870 % for Sep 2024
• Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 65.355 % from Dec 2003 to Dec 2024, with 85 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 94.246 % in Dec 2013 and a record low of 27.515 % in Dec 2003
• Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad and Investment in Foreign Securities. Saudi Central Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in local currency. General Authority for Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency.

Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Including Gold data was reported at 547.261 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 626.990 USD bn for 2015. Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Including Gold data is updated yearly, averaging 21.612 USD bn from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2016, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 744.441 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 585.032 USD mn in 1964. Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Including Gold data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; ;

In 2020, Saudi Arabia's oil reserves amounted to 40.9 billion metric tons. Saudi Arabia has one of the largest oil reserves in the world, accounting for about one-fifth of the world's conventional oil sources.

Key information about Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 21.4 Months of Import in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 23.9 in the previous year
• Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1957 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 60.8 in Dec 1975 and a record low of 0.5 in Dec 1957

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from annual Foreign Exchange Reserves and annual Imports. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad and Investment in Foreign Securities. Saudi Central Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in local currency. General Authority for Statistics provides Imports in local currency. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to 2001 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund

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Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data was reported at 31.825 NA in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.436 NA for 2015. Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 6.292 NA from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.645 NA in 2013 and a record low of 1.392 NA in 1992. Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; Weighted average;

This dataset contains Saudi Arabia Reserve Assets in Billion SAR. Data from Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). Follow datasource.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.

Note from Publisher: Data for June 2021 Represents the end of SAMA's Financial Year (Unaudited Preliminary).

In 2023, 18.8 percent of the total land in Saudi Arabia consisted of natural reserves. This was a more than four-fold increase from 2016 when the figure stood at 4.3 percent, and exceeded the country's 2023 goal by around 2.7 percent.

This dataset contain percentage and area of reserves in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the years 1986 - 2018 from the General Authority for Statistics.Follow datasource.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.

Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold data was reported at 535.364 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 615.985 USD bn for 2015. Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold data is updated yearly, averaging 19.585 USD bn from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2016, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 731.920 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 487.500 USD mn in 1969. Saudi Arabia SA: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; ;

Saudi Arabia's proved natural gas reserves amounted to six trillion cubic meters in 2020. During the period of consideration, figures oscillated, peaking at 8.4 trillion cubic meters in 2015. According to the source, proved reserves of natural gas are generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.

This dataset contains Saudi Arabia Total reserves minus gold at current prices. Data from The World Bank. Follow https://datasource.kapsarc.org/ for timely data to advance energy economics research.

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Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Saudi Aramco estimated a volume of reserves of crude oil of about 197 billion barrels in 2022. Saudi Aramco had one of the largest crude oil reserves worldwide, and the highest oil production per day among oil producing companies.

Saudi Arabia has approximately 36.4 billion metric tons of conventional crude oil reserves. This made it the country with the largest conventional oil reserves in the world. By comparison, the United States, the world's leading oil producer, held around 5.3 billion metric tons in conventional oil reserves.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia's proven crude oil reserves amounted to 267.2 billion barrels. Saudi Arabia is a founding member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which was established in 1960. Saudi Arabia's exports of crude oil amounted to nearly 7.4 million barrels per day that year.

Saudi Arabia Energy Reserves: Crude Oil: Others data was reported at 5.400 Barrel bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.395 Barrel bn for 2016. Saudi Arabia Energy Reserves: Crude Oil: Others data is updated yearly, averaging 3.400 Barrel bn from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.720 Barrel bn in 2011 and a record low of 2.190 Barrel bn in 1987. Saudi Arabia Energy Reserves: Crude Oil: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Saudi Aramco. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.RB005: Energy Reserves.

Venezuela accounts for the greatest share of global oil reserves. As of 2023, 19.31 percent of all known oil reserves were found in the South American country. Saudi Arabia followed, at some 17 percent. The majority of Venezuela's oil reserves are held in the form of oil sands and other very heavy oil types that have only become accessible through technological advances made in the late 2000's and early 2010's. OPEC reserves Most of the leading oil reserves holding countries are members of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, founded in 1960. Now comprised of 13 member states, OPEC's share of global crude oil reserves is around 80 percent. Most OPEC countries are in the Middle East, the region with the largest oil reserves, holding around half of the global share. Oil sands contribute to growing reserves As one of the five founding members of OPEC, Venezuela has long been an oil-producing country with heavy economic reliance on oil exports. However, in 2011, Venezuela’s energy and oil ministry announced an unprecedented increase in proved oil reserves as oil sands in the Orinoco Belt territory were certified. As a result, South and Central America’s proven oil reserves more than doubled between 2008 and 2011.

Saudi Arabia is home to the world's largest proven reserves of crude oil, with estimates putting their reserves at around 266 billion barrels. These vast reserves have made Saudi Arabia one of the biggest players in the global oil industry.