What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia?

65.59 billion excluding gold, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Saudi Arabia: 24_International reserves (excluding gold)

Hong Kong

430.62 billion excluding gold

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

496.21 billion excluding gold

in 2026

Hong Kong rank

6th

Saudi Arabia rank

5th

24_International reserves (excluding gold) over time

Hong Kong
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 496.21 billion excluding gold against 430.62 billion excluding gold in Hong Kong, a difference of 65.59 billion excluding gold.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	53.80 billion excluding gold	11.85 billion excluding gold	41.96 billion excluding gold	Hong Kong
2000s	128.63 billion excluding gold	137.74 billion excluding gold	9.11 billion excluding gold	Saudi Arabia
2010s	351.07 billion excluding gold	580.42 billion excluding gold	229.35 billion excluding gold	Saudi Arabia
2020s	460.22 billion excluding gold	452.66 billion excluding gold	7.57 billion excluding gold	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves, Hong Kong or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 496.21 billion excluding gold against 430.62 billion excluding gold in Hong Kong as of 2026.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia?: 65.59 billion excluding gold, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia rank globally for 24_international reserves?: Hong Kong ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong vs Saudi Arabia: 24_International reserves. Statizoid, drawing on IMF. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/24-international-reserves-excluding-gold/hong-kong-sar-china/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/24-international-reserves-excluding-gold/hong-kong-sar-china/saudi-arabia/">Hong Kong vs Saudi Arabia: 24_International reserves</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: 24_International reserves (excluding gold)
Unit: excluding gold
Source: IMF
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed: 02 November 2026

The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).