Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves fell SAR 4.3 billion month-on-month (MoM) to SAR 485.3 billion in January 2019, data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
The Kingdom’s general reserves dropped by SAR 100 billion in 2018.
Saudi General Reserves |
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Month |
Reserves (SAR bln) |
M-o-M variation (SAR bln) |
January 2018 |
579.85 |
(9.34) |
February |
579.85 |
-- |
March |
571.46 |
(8.39) |
April |
571.46 |
-- |
May |
572.61 |
+1.15 |
June |
573.58 |
+0.97 |
July |
573.67 |
+0.09 |
August |
573.67 |
-- |
September |
573.74 |
+0.07 |
October |
572.55 |
(1.19) |
November |
561.40 |
(11.15) |
December |
489.54 |
(71.68) |
January 2019 |
485.26 |
(4.28) |
The Saudi current account also saw a decrease of SAR 17.1 billion in January to around SAR 55.78 billion, when compared to the previous month.
Current Account |
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Month |
(SAR bln) |
M-o-M variation (SAR bln) |
January 2018 |
38.48 |
(13.71) |
February |
28.41 |
(10.07) |
March |
33.90 |
+5.49 |
April |
40.98 |
+7.08 |
May |
52.97 |
+11.99 |
June |
36.56 |
(16.41) |
July |
24.15 |
(12.41) |
August |
63.53 |
+39.38 |
September |
86.07 |
+22.54 |
October |
59.40 |
(26.67) |
November |
63.15 |
+3.75 |
December |
72.83 |
+9.68 |
January 2019 |
55.78 |
(17.05) |
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