Saudi Arabia international reserves
Total reserves
$534B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+0.8%
12-month change
+8.6%
High since 2000
$759B
August 2014
Monthly history (IMF)
$534.3 billion
August 2026+2,946.4% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$462B · 86.5%
- Gold$47.4B · 8.9%
- SDRs$21.2B · 4.0%
- IMF reserve position$3.6B · 0.7%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 323 t
- Market value
- $47.4B
- Share of reserves
- 8.9%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
323.1 t
August 2026+126.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 14,450
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
41.8%
Months of imports covered
17.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.