Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1957 - 2024 | Yearly | NA | CEIC Data

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

  • Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 21.3 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 306.3 in Dec 2021 and a record low of 93.6 in Dec 2003

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

View Saudi Arabia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from 1957 to 2024 in the chart:

Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Saudi Arabia's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in 2024?

Saudi Arabia Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 21.3 Months of Import in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 23.9 in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21.3 2024 23.9 2023 93.6 2003 306.3 2021 NA yearly 1957 - 2024

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Armenia (NA) 4.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 5.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 13.8 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 8.3 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Aug 2025
Chile (NA) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
China (NA) 15.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Colombia (NA) 9.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 6.9 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (NA) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
European Union (NA) 1.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Finland (NA) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (NA) 2.9 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Oct 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Ghana (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Greece (NA) 0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Iceland (NA) 7.6 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Oct 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 6.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (NA) 30.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Italy (NA) 0.9 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 17.7 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Jordan (NA) 6.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (NA) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Aug 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (NA) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 21.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (NA) 14.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (NA) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (NA) 6.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 14.6 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (NA) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (NA) 10.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Norway (NA) 8.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Oman (NA) 3.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (NA) 3.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (NA) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Peru (NA) 16.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Sep 2025
Philippines (NA) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Poland (NA) 5.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (NA) 0.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (NA) 11.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Romania (NA) 5.4 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (NA) 17.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (NA) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
South Africa (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Spain (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (NA) 18.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Saudi Arabia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -30,833.284 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 324,244.9 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SAR bn) 1,570.660 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SAR bn) 2,434.591 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (SAR bn) 1,369.127 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 27,037.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,915,621.520 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 671,571.662 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 35,252.915 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 20,106.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,819,315.215 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,075,289.073 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 916.927 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,803.140 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,882.531 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,661.327 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: India (SAR mn) 9,117.572 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 9,808.619 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value (SAR mn) 94,298.971 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 4,116.367 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 12,252.148 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 121,831.325 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 30,693.439 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 162,549.731 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 22,618.912 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 70,584.316 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 87.505 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 104.491 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.681 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.814 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,674.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -14,396.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,085.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7,640.716 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -47.154 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 780,877.427 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 7,640.716 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 16,573.959 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,509.358 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 3,644.042 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) -17,689.915 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 17,690.709 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -16,358.424 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 490.518 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 19,465.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 26,126.658 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -13,383.060 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 21,333.957 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,890.738 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 8,751.144 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 4,746.140 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,011.717 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 73,942.498 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,139.594 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -10,805.656 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 11,646.630 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 54,477.369 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (SAR mn) 2,869,572.875 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 10.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 441,573.553 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 751,073.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 417,090.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.945 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 772,745.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 279,406.0 Feb 2018 monthly Oct 1983 - Feb 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Credit to Households (USD bn) 390.797 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 934.426 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 873,364.195 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 13.58 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 64.59 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,816,526.945 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Base Money (SAR mn) 411,626.250 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 2,966,139.988 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,679,825.606 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,628,755.763 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 553,046.279 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,159,721.488 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,732,425.928 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 470,985.975 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024

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