Saudi bank loans hit SAR 1.776 trln in August 2020

01/10/2020 Argaam Special


Saudi bank loans granted to the public and private sectors increased 15% year-on-year (YoY) by the end of October 2020 to SAR 1.776 trillion compared to SAR 1.544 trillion a year earlier, according to data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).

 

Private sector lending also rose 14% YoY to SAR 1.7 trillion for the same month.

 

Loans to Private Sector (SAR trln)

Month

2019

2020

Variation

January

1.442

1.565

+9%

February

1.453

1.593

+10%

March

1.461

1.633

+12%

April

1.469

1.648

+12%

May

1.486

1.649

+11%

June

1.477

1.672

+13%

July

1.485

1.685

+13%

August

1.487

1.700

+14%

September

1.499

--

--

October

1.507

--

--

November

1.528

--

--

December

1.547

--

--

 

 

Meanwhile, the value of loans given to the public sector jumped 34% YoY to SAR 76.6 billion by the end of August.

 

Loans to Public Non-Financial Institutions (SAR bln)

Month

2019

2020

Variation

January

54.9

57.9

+5%

February

57.1

57.2

+0.1%

March

56.7

59.4

+5%

April

59.9

60.4

+1%

May

57.5

61.0

+6%

June

55.5

62.3

+12%

July

60.2

65.2

+8%

August

57.2

76.6

+34%

September

55.9

--

--

October

55.1

--

--

November

57.8

--

--

December

61.6

--

--

 

 

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