| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education and Entertainment: Entertainm... (1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 91.80
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education and Entertainment: Education ... (1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 113.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education and Entertainment: Entertainm... (1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 55.80
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Other Expenses and Services: Personal C... (1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 108.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Other Expenses and Services: Personal G... (1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 307.10
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Other Expenses and Services: Others (1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 130.60
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Bread and Cereals (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 103.00
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Meat and Poultry (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 115.10
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Preserved Vegetables (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 124.10
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Tubers (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 117.20
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Fresh Fruits (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 117.60
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Preserved Fruits (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 111.00
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Sugar and Related Products (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 173.70
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Tobacco (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 156.40
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Food: Outside Meals (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106.60
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Housing: Home Maintenance and Repair (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 120.40
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Housing: Water Charges (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 70.90
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Housing: Fuel and Energy (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 118.00
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.90
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel: Men Fabrics (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 101.10
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel: Women Fabrics (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 64.70
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel: Readymade Clothes:... (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 89.10
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel: Readymade Clothes:... (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 64.10
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel: Tailoring Charges (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106.90
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Fabrics and Apparel: Footwear (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 83.00
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Home Furniture: Textiles (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.00
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Home Furniture: Household Small Goods (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 107.60
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Home Furniture: Major Appliances (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 97.00
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Transport and Communication: Operation ... (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 122.60
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education and Entertainment: Entertainm... (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.70
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education and Entertainment: Education (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 120.80
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education and Entertainment: Entertainm... (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 73.80
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Others: Personal Care Items (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106.20
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Others: Personal Goods (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.20
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Others: Others (1988=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 90.60
            
                                            2002
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2002
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,064.60
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Agriculture and ... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 117.98
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Chemicals and Pl... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,614.00
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Other Industrial... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,332.61
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,619.73
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Agriculture and... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.87
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Chemicals and P... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,295.03
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Other Industria... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,227.82
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: GCC Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,773.51
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Arab Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,158.89
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: North America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 271.51
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Latin America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 228.78
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Western Europe (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 652.92
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Other European (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 795.12
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Others (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,183.86
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: GCC Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,928.02
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Arab Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 697.29
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: North America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 169.09
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Latin America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 276.41
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Western Europe (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 293.36
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Other European (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 95.88
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Exports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Others (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,159.67
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25,984.75
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: GCC Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,188.03
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: North America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,554.58
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Latin America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 133.26
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Western Europe (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,442.15
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Eastern Europe (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 154.19
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Other European (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 524.30
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Japan (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,235.06
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: China (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,939.92
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: South Korea (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,607.62
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Other Asian Coun... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,273.10
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Arab Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 536.40
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened: Others (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 396.13
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24,715.27
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: GCC Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,608.93
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: North America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 735.57
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Latin America (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 165.77
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Western Europe (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,657.47
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Eastern Europe (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 222.19
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Other European (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 329.24
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Japan (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,383.20
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: China (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,490.12
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: South Korea (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,394.95
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Other Asian Cou... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,340.21
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Arab Countries (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 592.62
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled: Others (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 794.99
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1996 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Settled & Bills Received... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32,605.63
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Foodstuffs (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,175.28
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Food Grains (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,640.34
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Fruits and Vege... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 236.23
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Sugar, Tea and ... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 167.44
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Livestock and M... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 370.69
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Others (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,760.57
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Textiles and Clothing (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 390.12
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Building Materials (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,845.55
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Motor Vehicles (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,102.74
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Machinery (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,562.40
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Appliances (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 879.51
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LR: Quarterly: Others (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,650.03
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: Letters of Credit Opened (LO): New: Quarte... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26,081.69
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LO: New: Quarterly: Foodstuffs (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,440.13
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LO: New: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Food Grain... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,432.27
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Saudi Arabia Imports: Private Sector: LO: New: Quarterly: Foodstuffs: Fruits and... (SAR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.46
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1993 - Mar 2018
                                         |