Credit facilities extended to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses jumped 8% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 115.6 billion in Q3 2019, data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
Banks accounted for SAR 106.86 billion worth of credit facilities, or 92% of total financing. Facilities given by financing institutions stood at SAR 8.75 billion, or 8% of total credit facilities.
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Facilities extended to SMEs and micro businesses by banks and financing institutions (SAR bln) |
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Variation |
2019 |
2018 |
Period |
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+18% |
113.17 |
95.68 |
Q1 |
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+12% |
113.03 |
101.26 |
Q2 |
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+8% |
115.61 |
106.68 |
Q3 |
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-- |
-- |
108.52 |
Q4 |
SMEs accounted for 76%, or SAR 80.84 billion of banks' facilities, with micro firms holding SAR 22.97 billion in the third quarter of the year.
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Facilities extended to SMEs and micro businesses (SAR bln) |
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Variation |
Financing Institutions |
Banks |
Period |
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95.68 |
7.83 |
87.84 |
Q1 2018 |
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101.26 |
7.66 |
93.60 |
Q2 2018 |
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106.68 |
7.68 |
99.00 |
Q3 2018 |
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108.52 |
7.75 |
100.76 |
Q4 2018 |
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113.17 |
8.15 |
105.02 |
Q1 2019 |
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113.03 |
7.87 |
105.16 |
Q2 2019 |
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115.61 |
8.75 |
106.86 |
Q3 2019 |
SMEs accounted for SAR 3.63 billion of financing institutions' facilities, with micro firms representing SAR 3.83 billion in the same period.
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Facilities Extended by Banks (SAR bln) |
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Total |
Medium |
Small |
Micro |
Enterprise |
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87.84 |
61.62 |
22.01 |
4.22 |
Q1 2018 |
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93.60 |
69.10 |
20.82 |
3.69 |
Q2 2018 |
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99.00 |
73.22 |
21.80 |
3.97 |
Q3 2018 |
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100.76 |
74.76 |
22.31 |
3.70 |
Q4 2018 |
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105.02 |
79.17 |
22.98 |
2.87 |
Q1 2019 |
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105.16 |
79.44 |
23.11 |
2.61 |
Q2 2019 |
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106.86 |
80.84 |
22.97 |
3.05 |
Q3 2019 |
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Facilities Extended by Financing Institutions (SAR bln) |
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Total |
Medium |
Small |
Micro |
Enterprise |
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7.83 |
3.38 |
3.00 |
1.45 |
Q1 2018 |
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7.66 |
3.38 |
2.91 |
1.37 |
Q2 2018 |
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7.68 |
3.32 |
2.98 |
1.39 |
Q3 2018 |
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7.75 |
3.33 |
3.21 |
1.21 |
Q4 2018 |
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8.15 |
3.57 |
3.47 |
1.11 |
Q1 2019 |
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7.87 |
3.20 |
3.60 |
1.07 |
Q2 2019 |
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8.75 |
3.63 |
3.83 |
1.29 |
Q3 2019 |
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