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Saudi Arabia's official reserve assets rose by 8.06% year-on-year at the end of June 2026 to 1.854 trillion riyals ($494.55 billion), compared to 1.716 trillion riyals ($457.68 billion) in the same month last year.

On a monthly basis, the kingdom's official reserve assets rose by 1.28% or 23.44 billion riyals ($6.25 billion) in June compared to the end of May 2026, when they stood at 1.831 trillion riyals ($488.3 billion), according to official data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

Total reserve assets include monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves at the International Monetary Fund, and foreign currency reserves.

SAMA data showed that foreign currency reserves rose by 8.7% at the end of June to 1.761 trillion riyals ($469.62 billion), compared to 1.620 trillion riyals ($432.02 billion) in the same month of 2025.

In contrast, the value of special drawing rights fell by about 3.3% to 78.64 billion riyals ($20.97 billion) at the end of June 2026, compared to 81.33 billion riyals ($21.69 billion) in the same month last year.

The reserve position at the International Monetary Fund reached 13.22 billion riyals ($3.53 billion) in June, down slightly from 13.28 billion riyals ($3.54 billion) in the same month of 2025.

The value of monetary gold remained stable at 1.624 billion riyals ($433.07 million) at the end of June 2026, according to SAMA data.

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