Saudi Arabia: Foreign exchange reserves

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Saudi Arabia	Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units
Latest value	1750.11
Reference	June 2022
Measure	billion Saudi Riyal
Source	Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority

For that indicator, we provide data for Saudi Arabia from January 2001 to June 2022. The average value for Saudi Arabia during that period was 1470.43 billion Saudi Riyal with a minimum of 155.3 billion Saudi Riyal in September 2002 and a maximum of 2796.94 billion Saudi Riyal in August 2014. Click on the following link to see the values of Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units around the world.

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Measure: billion Saudi Riyal
Source: Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority

Definition: Foreign exchange reserves consist of foreign currency, deposits denominated in foreign currency, Monetary Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign exchange reserves are held by monetary authorities to finance trade imbalances, check the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and address other issues under the purview of the central bank.