Saudi Arabia's broad money (current LCU) was 1.81 trillion in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 127.73% from 794.9 billion in 2007 (8.58% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.81 trillion | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 1.44 trillion | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 794.9 billion | 2007 |
| Highest | 1.81 trillion | 2017 |
| Lowest | 1.01 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2008 | 1.45 trillion | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 1.01 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Saudi Arabia's broad money (current LCU) rose 0.2% on 2016 (from 1.81 trillion to 1.81 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 81.9% in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 111.54 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Saudi Arabia in the 2017 ranking
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 58 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,810,178,067,285 |
| 2016 | 1,807,451,470,966 |
| 2015 | 1,797,605,853,479 |
| 2014 | 1,746,862,896,000 |
| 2013 | 1,562,164,143,000 |
| 2012 | 1,441,749,416,000 |
| 2011 | 1,237,664,928,000 |
| 2010 | 1,092,760,050,000 |
| 2009 | 1,039,018,530,000 |
| 2008 | 937,655,684,000 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 575.74 billion (2020)
- Algeria — 28.39 trillion (2025)
- Bahrain — 10.04 billion (2015)
- Djibouti — 524.41 billion (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 14.03 trillion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 11,888.8 trillion (2016)
- Iraq — 174.02 trillion (2024)
- Israel — 2.19 trillion (2025)
- Jordan — 45.97 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — 42.12 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — 208.34 trillion (2017)
- Libya
More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 97.69 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3.75 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3.75 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -2.57% (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 137.21 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 64.31% (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.04% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 2 trillion (2017)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 50.14% (2017)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Saudi Arabia's broad money (current LCU)?
- 1.81 trillion in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 179,303% from 1.01 billion in 1960 (14.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.81 trillion in 2017 and the lowest 1.01 billion in 1960.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Saudi Arabia?
- In 2017, Saudi Arabia's broad money (current LCU) rose 0.2% on 2016 (from 1.81 trillion to 1.81 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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