Gold Per Capita
SAU · Middle East

Saudi Arabia gold per capita

Saudi Arabia's estimated above-ground gold holdings equal 1.01 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 1,105 t and a UN 2026 population estimate of 35.2M. It appears at position #67 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3SAU
UN M49682
Population35,165,7872026, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateMar 31, 2026
Global standingHigher than 66%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median23% above0.823 fine oz median
Middle East standingHigher than 29%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median41% below1.70 fine oz median
Broad attributed gold31.43 g per resident1.01 fine oz · rank #67 of 195
Total
1,105 t
Range
0.573 to 2.14 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Official monetary gold9.188 g per resident0.295 fine oz · rank #16 of 29
Total
323 t
Range
Not an estimate range
Official plus investment15.79 g per resident0.508 fine oz · rank #20 of 29
Total
555 t
Range
0.379 to 0.836 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Region

Middle East context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broad attributed gold values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#11 of 15
Regional median52.87 g per resident1.70 fine oz
MeasureBroad attributed gold
Regional rankingBrowse Middle East

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 35,165,787 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

The official monetary-gold value is recorded separately from modelled private holdings.

Fund, bar, coin and jewellery components are country-attributed research estimates.

Important context

Jewellery stock is a modelled fine-weight estimate.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on regional and peer-country estimates
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
Cite this country recordGold Per Capita. Saudi Arabia country record. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/countries/saudi-arabia
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