Saudi Arabia Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Saudi Arabia Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Saudi Arabia Current Account deficit accounted for 2.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 4.3 % deficit in the previous quarter.
• Saudi Arabia Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025, with an average value of -13.7 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 37.5 % in Jun 2008 and a record low of -13.7 % in Dec 2015.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Saudi Central Bank provides Current Account Balance in local currency. General Authority for Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Key information about Saudi Arabia Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Saudi Arabia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.7 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Saudi Arabia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 13.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 26.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 311.5 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Saudi Arabia's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

What was Saudi Arabia's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Saudi Arabia Current Account deficit accounted for 2.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 4.3 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-2.6 Sep 2025	-4.3 Jun 2025	-13.7 Dec 2015	37.5 Jun 2008	%	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Sep 2025

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