Dollar Access Data Center
Middle East: Dollar Access Data
Inflation, currencies, remittances, reserves, and financial inclusion across 5 Middle East economies, each figure linked to its official source.
5 economies, 29 figures, every number linked to the central bank, statistics office, or international institution that published it. Use it to see where local money loses value or dollars are hard to reach.
The Middle East is split. Gulf economies are among the largest senders of remittances anywhere, while others face deep currency stress that makes holding dollars a daily concern.
Middle East · economy by economy
- Inflation
- Currency
- Reserves
- Dollar holdings
- Remittances
- Financial access
- 30.89% CPI inflation (year-on-year, December 2025)
- ~34.9% CPI inflation (annual average, 2025)
- ~42.98/USD Lira/USD exchange rate (end of 2025)
- ~21.4% Lira depreciation vs USD (full-year 2025)
- $190.8B Gross international reserves
- ~$193B FX (dollar) deposits held by residents †
- Terminated; ~441B lira balance FX-protected (KKM) deposit scheme
- ~$1B/yr Personal remittances received (current US$)
Jordan
Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)Saudi Arabia
Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)- 2.1% Annual CPI inflation
- 3.75 SAR/USD Riyal peg to USD (official rate, since 1986)
- SAR 165.5B (approx. $44.1B) Expatriate outbound remittances (workers' transfers)
- $38.45B (SAR 144.2B) Expatriate outbound remittances (prior-year, SAMA)
- ~$415B (15 months of imports) SAMA net foreign assets / reserves
United Arab Emirates
Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)Figures are dated to the period they cover, with a focus on full-year 2025 and the latest 2026 releases. Official data is often revised, so follow each link for the current version. A dagger marks a figure from a secondary or industry source, used where an official release was not directly available.
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