Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$31.63 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$47.39 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
pledged $100 million in 1993 to fund reconstruction of Lebanon;
since 2000, Saudi Arabia has committed $307 million for assistance
to the Palestinians; pledged $230 million to development in
Afghanistan; pledged $1 billion in export guarantees and soft loans
to Iraq; pledged $133 million in direct grant aid, $187 million in
concessional loans, and $153 million in export credits for Pakistan
earthquake relief
Currency (code):
Saudi riyal (SAR)
Currency code:
SAR
Exchange rates:
Saudi riyals per US dollar - 3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75
(2004), 3.75 (2003), 3.75 (2002)
Fiscal year:
1 March - 28 February
Communications Saudi Arabia
Telephones - main lines in use:
4.5 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
13.3 million (2005)