Saudi riyal
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The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saudi riyal canonical | 55 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| category |
currencies of Asia
ⓘ
economy of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Saudi Central Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Saudi Central Bank ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| currencySymbol |
SR
ⓘ
ر.س ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasSubunit | 1 riyal = 100 halala ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SAR ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Saudi Central Bank ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyRegime | dollar peg ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
USD
US dollar ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| pegType | fixed exchange rate ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subunit | halala ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 halala ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
residents of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions
ⓘ
government payments ⓘ international trade settlements in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| usedIn | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saudi Arabia