SAMA’s assets fall SAR 10.4B to SAR 1.87T in January

27/02/2025 Argaam Exclusive

Assets held by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) declined by about SAR 10.4 billion month-on-month (MoM) to nearly SAR 1.87 trillion in January 2025.

 

Compared to January 2024, SAMA’s assets increased by around SAR 54.1 billion, according to data released by SAMA.

SAMA's Asset (Billion)

Period SAMA's Asset Change
2025-January 1,870.920 (10.37)
2024-January 1,816.820 8.59
2024-February 1,776.400 (40.42)
2024-March 1,859.010 82.61
2024-April 1,820.050 (38.96)
2024-May 1,910.950 90.90
2024-June 1,894.980 (15.97)
2024-July 1,849.650 (45.33)
2024-August 1,920.960 71.31
2024-September 1,871.720 (49.24)
2024-October 1,791.440 (80.28)
2024-November 1,861.130 69.69
2024-December 1,881.290 20.16
2023-January 1,922.200 (11.59)
2023-February 1,923.030 0.83
2023-March 1,851.610 (71.42)
2023-April 1,822.750 (28.86)
2023-May 1,872.270 49.52
2023-June 1,832.270 (40.00)
2023-July 1,785.820 (46.45)
2023-August 1,761.790 (24.03)
2023-September 1,822.530 60.74
2023-October 1,763.900 (58.63)
2023-November 1,821.160 57.26
2023-December 1,808.230 (12.93)
2022-January 1,827.960 (20.75)
2022-February 1,792.670 (35.29)
2022-March 1,885.000 92.33
2022-April 1,845.560 (39.44)
2022-May 1,864.800 19.24
2022-June 1,986.110 121.31
2022-July 2,005.580 19.47
2022-August 1,998.960 (6.62)
2022-September 1,990.970 (7.99)
2022-October 1,977.190 (13.78)
2022-November 1,997.630 20.44
2022-December 1,933.790 (63.84)
2021-January 1,851.270 4.47
2021-February 1,834.140 (17.13)
2021-March 1,853.420 19.28
2021-April 1,831.960 (21.46)
2021-May 1,826.340 (5.62)
2021-June 1,842.520 16.18
2021-July 1,848.930 6.41
2021-August 1,872.460 23.53
2021-September 1,890.700 18.24
2021-October 1,852.500 (38.20)
2021-November 1,893.040 40.54
2021-December 1,848.710 (44.33)
2020-January 1,913.820 1.01
2020-February 1,893.930 (19.89)
2020-March 1,823.750 (70.18)
2020-April 1,734.270 (89.48)
2020-May 1,758.920 24.65
2020-June 1,803.110 44.19
2020-July 1,811.440 8.33
2020-August 1,836.570 25.13
2020-September 1,822.350 (14.22)
2020-October 1,821.170 (1.18)
2020-November 1,858.600 37.43
2020-December 1,846.800 (11.80)
2019-January 1,866.390 (33.47)
2019-February 1,844.400 (21.99)
2019-March 1,892.830 48.43
2019-April 1,919.490 26.66
2019-May 1,964.980 45.49
2019-June 1,958.260 (6.72)
2019-July 1,929.690 (28.57)
2019-August 1,941.280 11.59
2019-September 1,921.430 (19.85)
2019-October 1,877.830 (43.60)
2019-November 1,919.620 41.79
2019-December 1,912.810 (6.81)
2018-January 1,904.450 0.79
2018-February 1,877.280 (27.17)
2018-March 1,910.050 32.77
2018-April 1,936.030 25.98
2018-May 1,930.800 (5.23)
2018-June 1,936.660 5.86
2018-July 1,919.710 (16.95)
2018-August 1,952.420 32.71
2018-September 1,942.500 (9.92)
2018-October 1,931.640 (10.86)
2018-November 1,924.180 (7.46)
2018-December 1,899.860 (24.32)
2017-January 2,028.640 (48.23)
2017-February 2,000.190 (28.45)
2017-March 1,971.400 (28.79)
2017-April 1,956.060 (15.34)
2017-May 1,937.780 (18.28)
2017-June 1,926.150 (11.63)
2017-July 1,911.730 (14.42)
2017-August 1,872.580 (39.15)
2017-September 1,878.270 5.69
2017-October 1,902.620 24.35
2017-November 1,911.480 8.86
2017-December 1,903.660 (7.82)
2016-January 2,318.310 (54.69)
2016-February 2,288.900 (29.41)
2016-March 2,245.200 (43.70)
2016-April 2,221.250 (23.95)
2016-May 2,227.280 6.03
2016-June 2,165.670 (61.61)
2016-July 2,185.440 19.77
2016-August 2,167.320 (18.12)
2016-September 2,165.150 (2.17)
2016-October 2,124.040 (41.11)
2016-November 2,081.630 (42.41)
2016-December 2,076.870 (4.76)
2015-January 2,791.000 -
2015-February 2,713.000 (78.00)
2015-March 2,656.000 (57.00)
2015-April 2,620.000 (36.00)
2015-May 2,599.000 (21.00)
2015-June 2,565.000 (34.00)
2015-July 2,563.000 (2.00)
2015-August 2,549.000 (14.00)
2015-September 2,509.000 (40.00)
2015-October 2,493.000 (16.00)
2015-November 2,441.000 (52.00)
2015-December 2,373.000 (68.00)

SAMA's Asset (Billion)

SAMA’s investments in foreign securities, which represent more than 53% of its total assets, fell by nearly 0.6% year-on-year (YoY) to around SAR 998.6 billion in the same month.

Aggregated_SAMA (Billion)

Period 2024-January 2025-January Change
Foreign currencies and gold 258.390 275.370 6.57 %
Cash in vault 23.500 21.680 (7.74 %)
Deposits with banks abroad 364.160 337.500 (7.32 %)
Investments in foreign securities 1,005.090 998.630 (0.64 %)
Other miscellaneous assets 165.680 237.740 43.49 %

Aggregated_SAMA (Billion)

Period Foreign currencies and gold Cash in vault Deposits with banks abroad Investments in foreign securities Other miscellaneous assets
2025-January 275.370 21.680 337.500 998.630 237.740
2024-January 258.390 23.500 364.160 1,005.090 165.680
2023-January 248.970 25.350 370.320 1,077.470 200.100
2022-January 264.870 37.680 253.580 1,135.140 136.690
2021-January 258.200 25.440 297.180 1,124.040 146.380
2020-January 255.480 34.970 398.600 1,219.440 5.310
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
2024-February 262.280 22.130 345.220 993.280 153.500
2023-February 251.390 26.410 377.850 1,049.900 217.480
2022-February 261.680 34.570 239.060 1,132.920 124.440
2021-February 253.370 21.730 255.820 1,137.100 166.090
2020-February 253.410 32.790 385.690 1,217.550 4.470
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 231.700 35.040 497.380 1,481.010 43.750
2015-February 228.580 32.760 406.240 2,024.650 20.680
2024-March 270.970 18.780 404.570 1,013.720 150.970
2023-March 258.800 26.970 337.610 1,029.320 198.910
2022-March 266.840 37.600 281.620 1,122.820 176.120
2021-March 254.530 21.260 282.290 1,138.880 156.440
2020-March 268.790 36.050 366.810 1,131.590 20.470
2019-March 237.780 23.200 392.620 1,233.860 5.350
2018-March 235.690 23.170 392.370 1,211.450 47.350
2017-March 235.820 36.150 353.140 1,309.840 36.420
2016-March 232.700 32.950 495.600 1,460.150 23.800
2015-March 229.500 35.500 403.390 1,967.490 20.480
2024-April 270.830 18.180 357.670 1,021.180 152.190
2023-April 264.060 21.820 316.800 1,011.820 208.260
2022-April 273.620 28.870 286.620 1,114.460 141.980
2021-April 266.080 26.730 246.500 1,131.940 160.680
2020-April 269.710 31.280 369.110 1,036.440 27.710
2019-April 245.480 29.460 415.640 1,222.430 6.470
2018-April 239.220 27.000 424.750 1,225.340 19.700
2017-April 231.690 31.800 357.570 1,277.700 57.280
2016-April 231.430 32.230 484.680 1,448.230 24.670
2015-April 227.740 30.980 371.640 1,956.800 32.710
2024-May 273.830 22.560 443.450 1,017.570 153.540
2023-May 260.720 27.190 363.740 1,013.900 205.100
2022-May 269.370 35.820 304.010 1,101.080 154.520
2021-May 272.540 32.800 238.740 1,119.580 162.660
2020-May 276.340 29.690 369.650 1,032.100 51.100
2019-May 262.990 24.840 475.450 1,191.580 10.110
2018-May 248.020 27.410 426.150 1,208.220 20.980
2017-May 245.010 41.530 361.290 1,256.080 33.860
2016-May 238.000 34.230 529.570 1,399.260 26.220
2015-May 234.350 33.860 363.030 1,934.080 33.580
2024-June 274.900 20.180 430.960 1,030.580 138.360
2023-June 265.080 18.140 410.460 967.400 171.190
2022-June 267.200 35.610 338.140 1,126.640 218.530
2021-June 273.110 37.070 265.140 1,133.560 141.320
2020-June 275.360 34.500 350.360 1,045.070 100.370
2019-June 262.560 38.660 462.960 1,188.310 9.300
2018-June 256.650 30.710 426.360 1,206.440 15.670
2017-June 249.300 25.890 354.790 1,264.100 27.460
2016-June 245.990 21.450 498.610 1,380.700 38.250
2015-June 241.170 35.250 448.920 1,825.150 14.780
2024-July 271.560 23.160 372.040 1,035.940 146.940
2023-July 259.480 23.530 354.010 968.320 180.490
2022-July 267.250 36.440 331.210 1,124.240 246.450
2021-July 272.810 30.070 244.300 1,130.450 171.300
2020-July 276.260 28.100 380.180 1,016.010 110.870
2019-July 266.590 42.190 421.960 1,190.570 10.960
2018-July 250.580 36.570 423.420 1,196.350 13.300
2017-July 239.010 33.980 357.560 1,248.100 33.070
2016-July 244.090 36.320 478.900 1,388.610 37.530
2015-July 251.830 38.270 491.940 1,746.630 34.520
2024-August 269.950 22.780 436.180 1,036.040 156.010
2023-August 259.270 26.350 337.540 986.170 152.480
2022-August 264.310 40.280 312.350 1,122.070 259.950
2021-August 270.240 37.340 264.080 1,147.320 153.480
2020-August 274.190 35.440 383.970 1,034.180 108.770
2019-August 264.160 41.600 433.790 1,198.350 5.970
2018-August 253.710 36.400 460.280 1,187.480 14.510
2017-August 237.290 23.330 334.310 1,247.110 30.510
2016-August 237.390 30.770 447.980 1,410.810 40.410
2015-August 249.650 46.860 453.290 1,762.690 36.580
2024-September 270.330 23.940 386.250 1,036.860 154.340
2023-September 256.530 24.870 376.290 997.890 166.950
2022-September 261.540 38.830 351.650 1,127.910 211.040
2021-September 263.490 34.630 306.540 1,152.710 133.330
2020-September 267.520 31.430 335.790 1,067.410 120.180
2019-September 267.010 49.060 404.310 1,197.530 3.490
2018-September 249.310 37.830 433.200 1,210.100 12.040
2017-September 239.470 36.150 338.430 1,231.760 32.440
2016-September 242.130 34.460 428.930 1,397.540 62.090
2015-September 246.900 34.600 513.810 1,676.250 37.140
2024-October 271.290 23.550 311.060 1,031.670 153.870
2023-October 257.330 26.490 320.610 1,001.910 157.560
2022-October 258.770 35.720 326.680 1,139.470 216.540
2021-October 261.150 34.750 270.280 1,135.990 150.340
2020-October 264.030 29.350 311.370 1,091.560 124.850
2019-October 266.190 48.100 380.070 1,179.750 3.700
2018-October 245.560 36.930 433.370 1,204.190 11.570
2017-October 231.280 33.320 373.290 1,236.050 28.660
2016-October 235.900 34.290 385.300 1,406.790 61.750
2015-October 243.990 44.370 567.860 1,600.360 36.880
2024-November 270.330 22.150 377.770 1,022.820 168.060
2023-November 256.900 23.410 347.530 1,019.360 173.950
2022-November 254.180 33.300 356.660 1,141.780 211.710
2021-November 259.790 34.120 324.050 1,135.300 139.790
2020-November 259.040 26.520 338.970 1,107.290 126.760
2019-November 265.760 48.240 417.590 1,183.940 4.060
2018-November 240.920 30.510 436.730 1,204.630 11.380
2017-November 226.320 26.200 379.520 1,238.590 40.820
2016-November 232.230 31.980 386.750 1,389.050 41.620
2015-November 237.210 39.780 537.330 1,591.920 35.030
2024-December 272.920 22.490 319.630 1,029.780 236.470
2023-December 256.430 21.670 361.750 1,001.210 167.170
2022-December 251.190 28.740 324.420 1,130.420 199.020
2021-December 261.310 33.820 291.420 1,132.710 129.450
2020-December 256.950 23.240 311.670 1,124.050 130.850
2019-December 261.470 42.960 399.830 1,203.580 4.950
2018-December 243.450 32.560 405.570 1,204.040 14.220
2017-December 229.190 25.810 377.970 1,244.670 26.010
2016-December 234.510 34.510 401.140 1,365.190 41.520
2015-December 237.210 39.290 552.360 1,505.020 39.490


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