Saudi Arabia had 6,664 finance, insurance firms in 2017

14/10/2018 Argaam Special

 

The finance and insurance firms operating in Saudi Arabia increased by 75 to 6,664 institutions by the end of 2017, compared to 6,589 a year earlier, annual data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

 

Finance & Insurance Sectors

Item

2016

2017

Variation

Number of entities

6,589

6,664

+75

Number of Saudi employees (‘000)

79.7

82.3

+2.6

Number of non-Saudi employees (‘000)

31.3

31.4

+0.1

Total employees (‘000)

110.9

113.7

+2.8

 

Total number of employees in the sector grew by 2,782 to 113,700 persons in 2017. Saudis accounted for 82,300 of total employees, an increase of 2,641 persons. Expatriates represented 31,400 employees, compared to 31,300 in 2016.

 

Finance & Insurance Sectors (2017)

Economic activity

Number of entities

Employees

Saudis

Non-Saudis

Total

Financial brokerage (Banks)

3,025

61,927

14,771

76,698

Holding companies

42

470

838

1,308

Financial lease

266

464

2,068

2,532

Other loans providing activities

1,424

4,844

1,958

6,802

Other financial services (excl. insurance)

142

1,874

1,325

3,199

Insurance

1,201

9,642

7,512

17,154

Reinsurance

44

493

831

1,324

Financial markets management

13

44

246

290

Brokerage activities related to securities contracts

133

481

338

819

Other helping activities financial services

263

1,347

1,004

2,351

Risk & damage assessment

21

243

30

273

Insurance agency and brokerage

37

165

125

290

Other insurance helping activities

17

116

158

274

Cash management

36

198

216

414

Total

6,664

82,308

31,420

113,728

 

Financial brokerage firms made up for 45 percent, or 3,025 institutions in the sector, with 76,700 employees in the same period.

 

Finance & Insurance Sectors (2017)

Economic activity

Number of entities

Employees

Saudis

Non-Saudis

Total

Financial brokerage (Banks)

3,025

61,927

14,771

76,698

Holding companies

42

470

838

1,308

Financial lease

266

464

2,068

2,532

Other loans providing activities

1,424

4,844

1,958

6,802

Other financial services (excl. insurance)

142

1,874

1,325

3,199

Insurance

1,201

9,642

7,512

17,154

Reinsurance

44

493

831

1,324

Financial markets management

13

44

246

290

Brokerage activities related to securities contracts

133

481

338

819

Other helping activities financial services

263

1,347

1,004

2,351

Risk & damage assessment

21

243

30

273

Insurance agency and brokerage

37

165

125

290

Other insurance helping activities

17

116

158

274

Cash management

36

198

216

414

Total

6,664

82,308

31,420

113,728

 

Operating expenses in the finance and insurance sector rose 7 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 47.3 billion in 2017. Operating revenue jumped 10 percent YoY to SAR 162 billion.

 

Finance & Insurance Sectors (SAR bln)

Item

2016

2017

Variation

Employees compensations

22.10

22.92

+4%

OPEX

44.12

47.31

+7%

Operating revenue

146.85

162.02

+10%

 

Employees’ total compensation grew by 4 percent YoY to SAR 22.9 billion in the same period.

 

Finance & Insurance Sectors Details (2017) (SAR bln)

Economic activity

Employees compensations

OPEX

Operating revenue

Financial brokerage (Banks)

17.35

33.28

126.57

Holding companies

0.23

0.45

1.93

Financial lease

0.46

0.86

3.01

Other loans providing activities

0.96

1.85

6.42

Other financial services (excl. insurance)

0.12

0.87

3.05

Insurance

3.33

9.19

18.16

Reinsurance

0.29

0.50

1.91

Financial markets management

0.01

0.02

0.06

Brokerage activities related to securities contracts

0.03

0.05

0.15

Other helping activities financial services

0.10

0.17

0.55

Risk & damage assessment

0.01

0.01

0.04

Insurance agency and brokerage

0.01

0.02

0.06

Other insurance helping activities

0.01

0.02

0.05

Cash management

0.01

0.02

0.06

Total

22.92

47.31

162.02

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