Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital was -4.6% in 2024. β Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Saudi Arabia, 2009β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded -4.6% for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 471.6% on the previous year and down 237.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -4.6% | 7.3% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Saudi Arabia
- Red List Index 0.9074 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.01 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,170 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,574 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Saudi Arabia?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Saudi Arabia was -4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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