Saudi Arabia: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Saudi Arabia shows historical data for the Saudi Riyals per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Saudi Riyals per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Saudi Arabia become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Saudi Arabia.

The series for Saudi Arabia are available from April 2004 to September 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Saudi Arabia was 3.7507 Saudi Riyals per USD with a minimum of 3.7312 Saudi Riyals per USD in November 2007 and a maximum of 3.7603 Saudi Riyals per USD in April 2020. The most recent available data point is 3.7526 Saudi Riyals per USD, a change of -0.01% from the previous data point of 3.7528 Saudi Riyals per USD and a change of 0.04% from a year ago when the level was 3.751 Saudi Riyals per USD.

Currency values in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.