Saudi government reserve falls by SAR 52 bln in 2017

29/01/2018 Argaam Special

 

Saudi Arabia’s government reserve dropped by SAR 21 billion month-on-month to SAR 589.19 billion in December 2017, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Accordingly, reserve drawdowns stood at nearly SAR 52.26 billion during 2017.

 

Government Reserve (2017)

Month

Reserves (SAR bln)

M-o-M variation (SAR bln)

January 2017

641.78

+0.33

February

641.78

--

March

641.83

+0.05

April

636.89

(4.94)

May

636.89

--

June

627.36

(9.53)

July

617.39

(9.97)

August

617.39

--

September

612.68

(4.71)

October

612.68

--

November

610.15

(2.53)

December

589.19

(20.97)

 

The Kingdom’s current account rose by SAR 33.13 billion in December to around SAR 52.2 billion, compared to the previous month.  

 

Current Account (2017)

Month

(SAR bln)

MoM variation (SAR bln)

January 2017

57.31

(31.82)

February

42.53

(14.78)

March

38.49

(4.04)

April

44.53

+6.04

May

38.30

(6.23)

June

36.07

(2.23)

July

32.52

(3.55)

August

25.89

(6.63)

September

27.74

+1.85

October

42.78

+15.04

November

19.06

(23.72)

December

52.19

+33.13

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