Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.82 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Saudi Arabia, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Saudi Arabia is 1.82, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.49 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.325, in 1995.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3339 | — |
| 1995 | 0.325 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5456 | +67.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5432 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4725 | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6403 | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6772 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5906 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6708 | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6398 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6082 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.89 | +374.6% |
| 2006 | 3.51 | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.02 | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 4.49 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 4.21 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 4.18 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.24 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.32 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.21 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.53 | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 3.82 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 3.69 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.63 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.27 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 3.28 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.98 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 2.43 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 2.11 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.88 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 1.82 | -3.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 7.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.82 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +374.6% | 0.6082 | 2.89 |
| 1996 | +67.9% | 0.325 | 0.5456 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4768 | 0.325 | 0.6403 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.16 | 0.5906 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 3.27 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 1.82 | 3.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Saudi Arabia?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Saudi Arabia was 1.82 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.325 in 1995.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.