Saudi bank loans granted to the public and private sectors increased 15% by the end of January 2021 to SAR 1.867 trillion, compared to SAR 1.622 trillion a year earlier, according to data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
Private sector lending also rose 14% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 1.790 trillion for the same month.
Meanwhile, loans granted to non-financial public sector’s institutions amounted to about SAR 77.1 billion at the end of January, an increase of 33%, compared to the same period in 2020.
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Loans to Private Sector (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2020 |
2021 |
Variation |
|
January |
1565 |
1790 |
+14% |
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February |
1593 |
-- |
-- |
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March |
1633 |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
1648 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
1649 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
1672 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
1685 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
1700 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
1724 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
1736 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
1755 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
1762 |
-- |
-- |
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Loans to Public Non-Financial Institutions (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2020 |
2021 |
Variation |
|
January |
57.9 |
77.1 |
+33% |
|
February |
57.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
59.4 |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
60.4 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
61.0 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
62.3 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
65.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
76.6 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
65.9 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
70.4 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
77.3 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
79.2 |
-- |
-- |
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