Saudi central bank assets up SAR 45.5 bln in May 2019

29/06/2019 Argaam Exclusive

Assets held by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), the Kingdom’s central bank, increased by SAR 45.5 billion month-on-month to about SAR 1.965 trillion in May 2019, the highest level since March 2017, new data released by the central bank showed.

 

When compared to the same month last year, assets rose SAR 34.2 billion.

SAMA's Asset (Billion)

Period SAMA's Asset Change
2019-January 1,866.39 (33.47)
2019-February 1,844.40 (21.99)
2019-March 1,892.83 48.43
2019-April 1,919.49 26.66
2019-May 1,964.98 45.49
2018-January 1,904.45 0.79
2018-February 1,877.28 (27.17)
2018-March 1,910.05 32.77
2018-April 1,936.03 25.98
2018-May 1,930.80 (5.23)
2018-June 1,936.66 5.86
2018-July 1,919.71 (16.95)
2018-August 1,952.42 32.71
2018-September 1,942.50 (9.92)
2018-October 1,931.64 (10.86)
2018-November 1,924.18 (7.46)
2018-December 1,899.86 (24.32)
2017-January 2,028.64 (48.23)
2017-February 2,000.19 (28.45)
2017-March 1,971.40 (28.79)
2017-April 1,956.06 (15.34)
2017-May 1,937.78 (18.28)
2017-June 1,926.15 (11.63)
2017-July 1,911.73 (14.42)
2017-August 1,872.58 (39.15)
2017-September 1,878.27 5.69
2017-October 1,902.62 24.35
2017-November 1,911.48 8.86
2017-December 1,903.66 (7.82)
2016-January 2,318.31 (54.69)
2016-February 2,288.90 (29.41)
2016-March 2,245.20 (43.70)
2016-April 2,221.25 (23.95)
2016-May 2,227.28 6.03
2016-June 2,165.67 (61.61)
2016-July 2,185.44 19.77
2016-August 2,167.32 (18.12)
2016-September 2,165.15 (2.17)
2016-October 2,124.04 (41.11)
2016-November 2,081.63 (42.41)
2016-December 2,076.87 (4.76)
2015-January 2,791.00 (1.00)
2015-February 2,713.00 (78.00)
2015-March 2,656.00 (57.00)
2015-April 2,620.00 (36.00)
2015-May 2,599.00 (21.00)
2015-June 2,565.00 (34.00)
2015-July 2,563.00 (2.00)
2015-August 2,549.00 (14.00)
2015-September 2,509.00 (40.00)
2015-October 2,493.00 (16.00)
2015-November 2,441.00 (52.00)
2015-December 2,373.00 (68.00)
2014-January 2,781.00 42.00
2014-February 2,777.00 (4.00)
2014-March 2,782.00 5.00
2014-April 2,789.00 7.00
2014-May 2,803.00 14.00
2014-June 2,795.00 (8.00)
2014-July 2,801.00 6.00
2014-August 2,840.00 39.00
2014-September 2,824.00 (16.00)
2014-October 2,832.00 8.00
2014-November 2,822.00 (10.00)
2014-December 2,792.00 (30.00)
2013-January 2,498.00 13.00
2013-February 2,488.00 (10.00)
2013-March 2,537.00 49.00
2013-April 2,558.00 21.00
2013-May 2,602.00 44.00
2013-June 2,597.00 (5.00)
2013-July 2,606.00 9.00
2013-August 2,668.00 62.00
2013-September 2,661.00 (7.00)
2013-October 2,723.00 62.00
2013-November 2,731.00 8.00
2013-December 2,739.00 8.00
2012-January 2,091.00 33.00
2012-February 2,134.00 43.00
2012-March 2,154.00 20.00
2012-April 2,193.00 39.00
2012-May 2,240.00 47.00
2012-June 2,264.00 24.00
2012-July 2,287.00 23.00
2012-August 2,323.00 36.00
2012-September 2,348.00 25.00
2012-October 2,392.00 44.00
2012-November 2,430.00 38.00
2012-December 2,485.00 55.00
2011-January 1,717.00 12.00
2011-February 1,710.00 (7.00)
2011-March 1,772.00 62.00
2011-April 1,807.00 35.00
2011-May 1,856.00 49.00
2011-June 1,896.00 40.00
2011-July 1,931.00 35.00
2011-August 1,926.00 (5.00)
2011-September 2,002.00 76.00
2011-October 1,993.00 (9.00)
2011-November 2,033.00 40.00
2011-December 2,058.00 25.00
2010-January 1,587.00 16.00
2010-February 1,606.00 19.00
2010-March 1,611.00 5.00
2010-April 1,605.00 (6.00)
2010-May 1,611.00 6.00
2010-June 1,609.00 (2.00)
2010-July 1,622.00 13.00
2010-August 1,624.00 2.00
2010-September 1,642.00 18.00
2010-October 1,663.00 21.00
2010-November 1,681.00 18.00
2010-December 1,705.00 24.00
2009-January 1,681.00 -
2009-February 1,651.00 (30.00)
2009-March 1,608.00 (43.00)
2009-April 1,567.00 (41.00)
2009-May 1,546.00 (21.00)
2009-June 1,514.00 (32.00)
2009-July 1,493.00 (21.00)
2009-August 1,493.00 (0.00)
2009-September 1,485.00 (8.00)
2009-October 1,515.00 30.00
2009-November 1,504.00 (11.00)
2009-December 1,571.00 67.00

SAMA's Asset (Billion)

SAMA’s investments in foreign securities, which account for 61 percent of its total assets, declined 1.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to around SAR 1.192 trillion in May.

Aggregated_SAMA (Billion)

Period 2018-May 2019-May Change
Foreign currencies and gold 248.02 262.99 6.04 %
Cash in vault 27.41 24.84 (9.38 %)
Deposits with banks abroad 426.15 475.45 11.57 %
Investments in foreign securities 1,208.22 1,191.58 (1.38 %)
Other miscellaneous assets 20.98 10.11 (51.81 %)

Aggregated_SAMA (Billion)

Period Foreign currencies and gold Cash in vault Deposits with banks abroad Investments in foreign securities Other miscellaneous assets
2019-January 241.470 31.500 389.140 1,197.340 6.910
2018-January 232.220 26.840 386.970 1,224.520 33.900
2017-January 231.610 31.090 376.140 1,348.200 41.580
2016-January 237.210 41.090 511.800 1,491.800 36.390
2015-January 217.800 35.180 483.870 2,033.380 20.920
2014-January 194.990 26.630 527.080 1,977.690 54.990
2013-January 181.200 26.840 537.100 1,735.260 17.300
2012-January 165.830 26.640 435.690 1,436.740 26.230
2011-January 137.250 23.720 341.960 1,197.080 16.900
2010-January 122.520 23.540 343.290 1,079.820 17.510
2009-January 121.340 27.150 353.290 1,154.360 25.240
2019-February 242.430 29.580 341.450 1,224.070 6.860
2018-February 231.030 22.220 384.920 1,200.860 38.220
2017-February 230.530 32.290 356.470 1,332.220 48.650
2016-February 231.70 35.04 497.38 1,481.01 43.75
2015-February 228.58 32.76 406.24 2,024.65 20.68
2014-February 195.61 26.04 501.08 1,997.96 56.33
2013-February 186.01 31.22 480.90 1,773.22 16.34
2012-February 163.61 23.51 485.66 1,436.38 24.63
2011-February 133.16 18.91 318.80 1,221.35 17.48
2010-February 123.03 23.24 337.74 1,103.24 18.36
2009-February 122.02 27.24 352.58 1,122.24 26.50
2019-March 237.78 23.20 392.62 1,233.86 5.35
2018-March 235.69 23.17 392.37 1,211.45 47.35
2017-March 235.82 36.15 353.14 1,309.84 36.42
2016-March 232.70 32.95 495.60 1,460.15 23.80
2015-March 229.50 35.50 403.39 1,967.49 20.48
2014-March 195.39 23.84 505.90 2,023.17 34.13
2013-March 182.73 26.40 514.16 1,795.20 18.22
2012-March 164.93 24.16 495.25 1,446.61 23.11
2011-March 138.74 17.20 350.99 1,246.14 18.69
2010-March 123.64 22.54 318.80 1,126.13 19.59
2009-March 123.54 30.05 314.91 1,114.58 25.33
2019-April 245.48 29.46 415.64 1,222.43 6.47
2018-April 239.22 27.00 424.75 1,225.34 19.70
2017-April 231.69 31.80 357.57 1,277.70 57.28
2016-April 231.43 32.23 484.68 1,448.23 24.67
2015-April 227.74 30.98 371.64 1,956.80 32.71
2014-April 193.88 21.00 508.88 2,036.47 29.18
2013-April 185.51 28.98 518.04 1,807.51 18.36
2012-April 166.10 25.24 496.10 1,482.96 22.99
2011-April 151.83 22.18 344.54 1,267.02 21.20
2010-April 125.78 24.02 294.89 1,141.18 19.25
2009-April 126.45 32.69 281.78 1,102.03 23.74
2019-May 262.99 24.84 475.45 1,191.58 10.11
2018-May 248.02 27.41 426.15 1,208.22 20.98
2017-May 245.01 41.53 361.29 1,256.08 33.86
2016-May 238.00 34.23 529.57 1,399.26 26.22
2015-May 234.35 33.86 363.03 1,934.08 33.58
2014-May 203.41 28.71 488.59 2,059.33 23.40
2013-May 190.55 32.55 490.74 1,862.51 25.32
2012-May 167.56 25.29 533.30 1,490.78 23.04
2011-May 154.54 23.67 360.17 1,293.83 24.07
2010-May 123.49 22.13 290.70 1,155.10 19.64
2009-May 122.24 27.39 272.59 1,098.91 24.70
2018-June 256.65 30.71 426.36 1,206.44 15.67
2017-June 249.30 25.89 354.79 1,264.10 27.46
2016-June 245.99 21.45 498.61 1,380.70 38.25
2015-June 241.17 35.25 448.92 1,825.15 14.78
2014-June 205.61 27.04 468.72 2,083.22 14.68
2013-June 196.76 35.38 466.27 1,900.93 14.55
2012-June 173.43 27.69 522.60 1,525.70 14.53
2011-June 156.49 23.30 372.50 1,327.99 15.40
2010-June 126.14 22.02 295.78 1,150.11 15.41
2009-June 120.59 24.83 252.67 1,094.04 21.54
2018-July 250.58 36.57 423.42 1,196.35 13.30
2017-July 239.01 33.98 357.56 1,248.10 33.07
2016-July 244.09 36.32 478.90 1,388.61 37.53
2015-July 251.83 38.27 491.94 1,746.63 34.52
2014-July 217.78 20.39 469.10 2,068.20 25.52
2013-July 202.82 29.45 454.00 1,909.05 21.76
2012-July 178.57 30.23 499.61 1,563.45 14.91
2011-July 159.68 24.75 375.16 1,346.10 25.58
2010-July 131.57 27.25 297.89 1,147.09 18.04
2009-July 123.32 27.34 223.11 1,097.55 21.59
2018-August 253.71 36.40 460.28 1,187.48 14.51
2017-August 237.29 23.33 334.31 1,247.11 30.51
2016-August 237.39 30.77 447.98 1,410.81 40.41
2015-August 249.65 46.86 453.29 1,762.69 36.58
2014-August 219.20 37.76 464.84 2,088.03 30.46
2013-August 202.19 37.37 471.08 1,922.38 33.49
2012-August 187.33 31.87 490.26 1,595.17 17.17
2011-August 169.38 20.10 357.20 1,356.65 23.15
2010-August 134.73 21.37 298.83 1,150.49 18.56
2009-August 122.11 25.27 225.13 1,097.17 23.70
2018-September 249.31 37.83 433.20 1,210.10 12.04
2017-September 239.47 36.15 338.43 1,231.76 32.44
2016-September 242.13 34.46 428.93 1,397.54 62.09
2015-September 246.90 34.60 513.81 1,676.25 37.14
2014-September 219.83 29.19 470.15 2,079.81 24.68
2013-September 197.10 33.12 479.48 1,933.63 17.35
2012-September 180.78 30.97 481.79 1,637.57 17.19
2011-September 167.85 30.93 390.88 1,387.54 24.49
2010-September 139.78 30.61 293.64 1,158.77 19.45
2009-September 127.19 25.19 238.84 1,071.16 22.34
2018-October 245.56 36.93 433.37 1,204.19 11.57
2017-October 231.28 33.32 373.29 1,236.05 28.66
2016-October 235.90 34.29 385.30 1,406.79 61.75
2015-October 243.99 44.37 567.86 1,600.36 36.88
2014-October 222.26 40.73 503.36 2,035.25 30.29
2013-October 197.78 29.29 528.41 1,936.99 30.09
2012-October 186.17 21.10 518.78 1,649.56 16.70
2011-October 168.46 20.85 392.15 1,391.71 20.18
2010-October 134.96 24.52 333.87 1,151.70 18.08
2009-October 121.34 21.92 274.27 1,073.85 23.69
2018-November 240.92 30.51 436.73 1,204.63 11.38
2017-November 226.32 26.20 379.52 1,238.59 40.82
2016-November 232.23 31.98 386.75 1,389.05 41.62
2015-November 237.21 39.78 537.33 1,591.92 35.03
2014-November 217.78 37.50 491.25 2,045.03 30.17
2013-November 197.96 32.90 537.52 1,946.50 15.74
2012-November 183.62 32.56 537.62 1,659.40 16.95
2011-November 174.01 36.12 389.93 1,413.41 19.90
2010-November 137.96 25.05 339.88 1,158.96 18.89
2009-November 125.45 14.44 268.90 1,075.14 19.57
2018-December 243.45 32.56 405.57 1,204.04 14.22
2017-December 229.19 25.81 377.97 1,244.67 26.01
2016-December 234.51 34.51 401.14 1,365.19 41.52
2015-December 237.21 39.29 552.36 1,505.02 39.49
2014-December 216.13 35.23 510.97 1,998.58 31.19
2013-December 194.68 28.28 546.63 1,952.84 16.28
2012-December 186.23 33.41 576.42 1,670.02 18.99
2011-December 169.03 29.18 414.01 1,427.82 17.82
2010-December 136.03 25.05 343.89 1,181.92 18.50
2009-December 123.13 23.87 335.67 1,071.54 16.44


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