Saudi bank loans granted to the public and private sectors jumped 12% year-on-year (YoY) by the end of March 2020 to SAR 1.69 trillion, from SAR 1.51 trillion a year earlier, according to data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).
Private sector lending also rose 12% YoY to SAR 1.63 trillion for the same month.
|
Loans to Private Sector (SAR trln) |
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|
Month |
2019 |
2020 |
Variation |
|
January |
1.442 |
1.565 |
+9% |
|
February |
1.453 |
1.593 |
+10% |
|
March |
1.461 |
1.634 |
+12% |
|
April |
1.469 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
1.486 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
1.477 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
1.485 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
1.487 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
1.499 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
1.507 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
1.528 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
1.547 |
-- |
-- |
Meanwhile, the value of loans given to the public sector grew by 5% YoY to SAR 59.4 billion by the end of March.
|
Loans to Public Non-Financial Institutions (SAR bln) |
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|
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 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
57.5 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
55.5 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
60.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
57.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
55.9 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
55.1 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
57.8 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
61.6 |
-- |
-- |
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