Saudi foreign reserve assets dip 1% to SAR 1.68T in September

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Saudi Arabia's foreign reserve assets fell by about SAR 23 billion, or 1%, month-on-month (MoM) to SAR 1.68 trillion in September 2025, according to the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

Reserve assets include investments in foreign securities, foreign cash and deposits, reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), special drawing rights (SDRs), and monetary gold.

Foreign currency reserves, representing about 94% of total assets, declined by nearly 2% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 1.59 trillion in September.

Meanwhile, IMF reserves rose 3% to SAR 13 billion for the same month.

Moreover, SDRs increased by 2% to SAR 81.1 billion in September.

Gold reserves remained unchanged at SAR 1.62 billion—same level since September 2008.