Reserves in months of imports in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 15.59 months. Ranked 1 in the world out of 87. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 42.2%.
1971–2025 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.59 | +0.54 | +3.57% |
| 2024 | 15.06 | −1.51 | −9.13% |
| 2023 | 16.57 | −3.45 | −17.25% |
| 2022 | 20.02 | −5.1 | −20.29% |
| 2021 | 25.12 | −2.72 | −9.76% |
| 2020 | 27.83 | +2.24 | +8.73% |
| 2019 | 25.6 | −1.65 | −6.07% |
| 2018 | 27.25 | −1.53 | −5.3% |
| 2017 | 28.78 | −2.92 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | 31.7 | +2.17 | +7.36% |
| 2015 | 29.52 | −3.98 | −11.89% |
| 2014 | 33.51 | −3.87 | −10.34% |
| 2013 | 37.37 | +0.9 | +2.46% |
| 2012 | 36.47 | +3.86 | +11.84% |
| 2011 | 32.61 | +2.07 | +6.79% |
| 2010 | 30.54 | +0.61 | +2.02% |
| 2009 | 29.93 | −0.75 | −2.44% |
| 2008 | 30.68 | +5.23 | +20.54% |
| 2007 | 25.45 | +1.66 | +6.99% |
| 2006 | 23.79 | +3.64 | +18.09% |
| 2005 | 20.15 | +15.16 | +304.16% |
| 2004 | 4.98 | −0.01 | −0.12% |
| 2003 | 4.99 | +0.02 | +0.34% |
| 2002 | 4.97 | +0.66 | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 4.31 | −0.17 | −3.87% |
| 2000 | 4.48 | −0.16 | −3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.64 | +0.71 | +17.93% |
| 1998 | 3.94 | +0.41 | +11.74% |
| 1997 | 3.52 | −0.16 | −4.23% |
| 1996 | 3.68 | +1.03 | +38.68% |
| 1995 | 2.65 | +0.05 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | +0.49 | +23.36% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | +0.71 | +51.31% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | −1 | −41.91% |
| 1991 | 2.4 | −1.18 | −33% |
| 1990 | 3.58 | −1.99 | −35.78% |
| 1989 | 5.57 | −2.04 | −26.79% |
| 1988 | 7.6 | −0.32 | −3.99% |
| 1987 | 7.92 | +1.57 | +24.76% |
| 1986 | 6.35 | −0.29 | −4.31% |
| 1985 | 6.63 | +1.77 | +36.38% |
| 1984 | 4.86 | +0.12 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.74 | −0.29 | −5.73% |
| 1982 | 5.03 | −0.1 | −1.86% |
| 1981 | 5.13 | +0.13 | +2.51% |
| 1980 | 5 | −0.16 | −3.04% |
| 1979 | 5.16 | −1.08 | −17.29% |
| 1978 | 6.23 | −6.33 | −50.37% |
| 1977 | 12.56 | −2.61 | −17.21% |
| 1976 | 15.17 | −7.5 | −33.08% |
| 1975 | 22.68 | +1.06 | +4.92% |
| 1974 | 21.61 | +11.5 | +113.64% |
| 1973 | 10.12 | −6.49 | −39.07% |
| 1972 | 16.6 | +5.64 | +51.43% |
| 1971 | 10.96 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Saudi Arabia
15.59
Israel
14.54
Kuwait
8.41
Qatar
7.45
Azerbaijan
4.95
Armenia
3.41
Georgia
3.01
Palestine
2.35
Cyprus
0.53
The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.