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Country or Region: Saudi Arabia › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (US Dollars) › See all Saudi Arabia indicators, › See Current Account Balance (US Dollars) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Saudi Riyal
Currency Symbol: SAR

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2009 BOP Manual used: BPM 5 Primary domestic currency: Saudi Arabian riyals Data last updated: 03/2011

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Saudi Arabia in year 2010 is US$ 38.792 Billion

This makes Saudi Arabia No. 11 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (US Dollars) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (US Dollars) value is US$ 6.76 Billion; Saudi Arabia is US$ 32.03 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Saudi Arabia was US$ 22.80 Billion Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Saudi Arabia in 2010 was or will be 70.18% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Saudi Arabia was or will be US$114.44 Billion, which is 195.02% more than the 2010 figure.