Saudi general reserves hit 8-year low in June

30/07/2017 Argaam Special

Saudi Arabia’s general reserves fell by SAR 10 billion month-on-month to SAR 626.9 billion in June 2017, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Reserves for the month hit their lowest level since January 2009, when they fell to SAR 333.4 billion.

 

Saudi General Reserves (2016-2017)

Month

Reserves (SAR bln)

M-o-M variation (SAR bln)

June 2016

890.68

(0.43)

July

890.68

--

August

890.68

--

September

845.68

(45)

October

745.69

(100)

November

685.69

(60)

December

641.45

(44.24)

January 2017

641.78

+0.33

February

641.78

--

March

641.83

+0.05

April

636.89

(4.94)

May

636.89

--

June

626.89

(10)

 

The Kingdom’s current account decreased by SAR 1.8 billion in June to SAR 36.5 billion, when compared to the previous month.  

 

Current Account (2016-2017)

Month

(SAR bln)

MoM variation (SAR bln)

June 2016

66.95

(11.99)

July

70.43

+3.48

August

53.05

(17.39)

September

82.57

+29.53

October

45.87

(36.71)

November

44.34

(1.53)

December

89.13

+44.79

January 2017

57.31

(31.82)

February

42.53

(14.78)

March

38.49

(4.04)

April

44.53

+6.04

May

38.30

(6.23)

June

36.55

(1.75)

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