AUD to SAR Exchange Rate

The lowdown on the Saudi Arabian Riyal

Economical Influences and the Saudi Arabian Riyal

If you are considering converting AUD to SAR, it’s good to get a snapshot of how the economy may influence the Saudi Arabian riyal.

Saudi Arabia’s economy relies primarily on their oil reserves, and owns about 16% of the world’s known oil.¹ In fact, the petroleum sector is responsible for about 87% of Saudi Arabia’s budget revenues, 42% of its GDP, and 90% of its export earnings.¹

In a bid to diversify their economy, Saudi Arabia is encouraging private sector growth and the employment of more Saudi nationals.¹

After experiencing a budget deficit around 8.3% of GDP in 2017, and lowered oil prices in recent times, further diversification may be necessary for the Saudi economy to prosper. ¹

Saudi Arabian Riyal Historical Exchange Rate

Despite the fluctuation in oil prices over the past decade, Saudi Arabia’s riyal has retained a fairly stable rate during the past four years.¹

At the beginning of April 2014 around 3.51567 SAR where converting to 1 Australian dollar. The riyal improved over the next 12 months to reach 2.85307 SAR to 1 AUD in April of 2015.²

By January of 2016, 1 AUD was converting to around 2.59204 SAR; this remained relatively stable throughout the following year, settling at 2.70096 SAR to 1 AUD in January 2017.²

2018 has followed much of the previous recent trajectory, opening the year with 1 AUD converting to 2.93701 SAR in January. As of 25 September, you would get 2.72678 riyal for 1 Australian dollar.²

Learn more about the Saudi Arabian riyal before you travel to Saudi Arabia and create a currency rate alert so we can notify you when it hits the rate you want.

^Sources:

^{1. Central Intelligence Agency - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html}

^{2. XE- https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=AUD&to=SAR&view=5Y. Based on mid-market rates as of 25 September 2018.}

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