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Saudi Arabia: Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

-32.74Bcurrent USD · 2025+40.5% since 2015

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1971 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025-32,736,467,567.477
2024-16,254,059,643.409
202325,948,146,192.527
2022145,336,719,378.572
202144,905,279,085.08
2020-34,687,750,307.151
201932,398,623,534.486
201870,028,933,566.244
20179,083,926,600.543
2016-26,969,340,111.775
2015-55,044,502,737.153
201477,650,927,639.555
2013141,060,099,571.915
2012171,802,537,611.057
2011162,552,918,255.374
201071,531,813,174.24
200925,249,308,829.657
2008144,666,885,603.108
2007102,112,230,429.004
2006103,439,817,346.588
200588,914,948,385.625
200451,925,973,333.333
200328,047,946,666.667
200211,873,093,333.333
20019,353,446,133.333
200014,316,800,000
1999410,986,666.667
1998-13,132,000,000
1997305,066,666.667
1996679,466,666.667
1995-5,318,133,333.333
1994-10,472,800,000
1993-17,244,800,000
1992-17,716,533,333.333
1991-27,509,333,333.333
1990-4,146,666,666.667
1989-9,525,333,333.333
1988-7,330,666,666.667
1987-9,760,000,000
1986-11,785,497,470.489
1985-12,931,596,758.769
1984-18,400,533,704.245
1983-16,852,115,359.353
19827,575,468,455.197
198139,627,396,837.077
198041,503,072,337.999
197910,205,792,013.161
1978-2,212,049,887.474
197711,991,268,249.519
197614,359,773,375.173
197514,384,756,710.52
197423,025,352,119.162
19732,519,836,944.141
19722,089,388,576.318
1971971,732,954.098

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World Bank (2026). Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-account-balance (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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