Saudi reserve assets abroad grow to SAR 1.693 trln in April

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Saudi Arabia's international reserve assets rose by SAR 1.2 billion month-on-month (MoM) to SAR 1.693 trillion in April, according to the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

On a yearly basis, the Kingdom’s reserve assets grew 2% or SAR 41 billion.

Saudi Arabia’s reserve assets include five items, which are investments in foreign securities, foreign currency deposits, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve position, special drawing rights (SDRs), and monetary gold.

Saudi Arabia's Reserve Assets Abroad (SAR bln)
Month	Value (SAR bln)	Change (SAR bln)	Change (%)
January 2021	1688.0	--	--
February	1654.9	(33.10)	(2%)
March	1683.5	28.60	2%
April	1652.8	(30.70)	(2%)
May	1639.3	(13.50)	(1%)
June	1679.9	40.60	2%
July	1655.7	(24.20)	(1%)
August	1705.4	49.70	3%
September	1745.6	40.20	2%
October	1690.5	(55.10)	(3%)
November	1741.5	51.00	3%
December	1707.6	(33.90)	(2%)
January 2022	1675.5	(32.10)	(2%)
February	1655.7	(19.80)	(1%)
March	1692.6	36.90	2%
April	1693.8	1.20	0.1%

SAMA attributed the rise in April’s reserve assets to the hike in SDRs by 147%, and the increase in the IMF reserves and foreign currency reserves by 10% and 2%, respectively.

While investments in foreign securities, which represent about 65% of total assets, retreated 2% to SAR 1.098 trillion by the end of April.

Saudi Arabia's Reserve Assets Abroad in Details (SAR bln)
Item	April 2021	April 2022	Change (%)
Monetary Gold	1.62	1.62	--
SDRs	31.42	77.74	+147%
IMF reserve position	13.17	14.49	+10%
Foreign Currency Deposits	489.36	501.56	+2%
Investments in Foreign Securities	1117.26	1098.35	(2%)
Total	1652.83	1693.76	+2%

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