Saudi Central Bank

Saudi Central Bank
البنك المركزي السعودي
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°39′51″N 46°41′14″E / 24.6643°N 46.6871°E / 24.6643; 46.6871
Established4 October 1952 (1952-10-04)
Ownership100% state ownership
GovernorAyman Al-Sayari
Central bank ofSaudi Arabia
CurrencySaudi riyal
SAR (ISO 4217)
Reserves$603.9 billion
Preceded bySaudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Websitesama.gov.sa

The Saudi Central Bank (Arabic: البنك المركزي السعودي), established in 1952 and known until 2020 as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA; Arabic: مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي), is the central bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Despite the 2020 name change, the Saudi Central Bank has continued to use the same acronym SAMA.