Mortgage loans provided to retail and corporate clients by commercial banks in Saudi Arabia rose 44% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 474.5 billion in Q1 2021, according to data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
Loans to retail clients, accounting for 75% of total mortgage loans, jumped 59% to SAR 358 billion in the three-month period from SAR 225.1 billion in Q1 2020.
Corporate loans grew by 12% YoY to SAR 116.5 billion in Q1 2021.
The following table illustrates the mortgage loans offered by banks since 2016:
|
Mortgage Loans (SAR bln) |
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|
Total |
Corporate |
Retail |
Period |
|
188.53 |
82.24 |
106.29 |
Q1 2016 |
|
187.05 |
78.63 |
108.42 |
Q2 2016 |
|
197.59 |
88.10 |
109.48 |
Q3 2016 |
|
200.40 |
89.92 |
110.48 |
Q4 2016 |
|
204.66 |
93.05 |
111.60 |
Q1 2017 |
|
211.87 |
96.85 |
115.02 |
Q2 2017 |
|
213.64 |
96.47 |
117.17 |
Q3 2017 |
|
210.99 |
89.74 |
121.25 |
Q4 2017 |
|
216.82 |
92.10 |
124.72 |
Q1 2018 |
|
215.59 |
87.31 |
128.28 |
Q2 2018 |
|
227.35 |
95.29 |
132.06 |
Q3 2018 |
|
238.54 |
98.27 |
140.28 |
Q4 2018 |
|
248.02 |
97.12 |
150.89 |
Q1 2019 |
|
259.18 |
96.68 |
162.50 |
Q2 2019 |
|
275.90 |
99.22 |
176.68 |
Q3 2019 |
|
297.37 |
99.27 |
198.10 |
Q4 2019 |
|
329.27 |
104.18 |
225.09 |
Q1 2020 |
|
359.90 |
109.61 |
250.29 |
Q2 2020 |
|
392.14 |
112.91 |
279.23 |
Q3 2020 |
|
428.41 |
113.21 |
315.20 |
Q4 2020 |
|
474.52 |
116.51 |
358.01 |
Q1 2021 |
On the other hand, consumer loans grew by 13% YoY during the three-month period to reach SAR 379.5 billion.
They include cars and equipment loans, as well as travel, education, and home improvement loans, among others.
The following table illustrates the consumer loans offered by banks since 2016:
|
Consumer Loans (SAR bln)* |
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|
Total |
Others |
Transportation, Furniture, Education, Healthcare & Tourism |
Home Improvement |
Period |
|
318.14 |
265.09 |
16.44 |
36.62 |
Q1 2016 |
|
320.97 |
269.77 |
17.50 |
33.70 |
Q2 2016 |
|
321.40 |
274.55 |
17.03 |
29.81 |
Q3 2016 |
|
318.27 |
273.50 |
15.69 |
29.08 |
Q4 2016 |
|
316.31 |
274.09 |
14.73 |
27.49 |
Q1 2017 |
|
315.10 |
274.46 |
14.43 |
26.22 |
Q2 2017 |
|
313.10 |
263.14 |
20.69 |
29.26 |
Q3 2017 |
|
317.66 |
255.52 |
32.12 |
30.03 |
Q4 2017 |
|
315.35 |
254.79 |
31.92 |
28.65 |
Q1 2018 |
|
316.83 |
257.48 |
31.74 |
27.61 |
Q2 2018 |
|
328.04 |
269.59 |
31.70 |
26.74 |
Q3 2018 |
|
321.29 |
259.23 |
34.00 |
28.06 |
Q42 018 |
|
319.25 |
258.71 |
33.38 |
27.16 |
Q1 2019 |
|
318.88 |
260.03 |
32.70 |
26.15 |
Q2 2019 |
|
322.31 |
264.56 |
32.17 |
25.58 |
Q3 2019 |
|
333.44 |
275.45 |
32.34 |
25.65 |
Q4 2019 |
|
335.65 |
277.14 |
32.81 |
25.70 |
Q1 2020 |
|
335.77 |
277.52 |
32.98 |
25.27 |
Q2 2020 |
|
352.26 |
293.21 |
33.60 |
25.46 |
Q3 2020 |
|
365.25 |
309.61 |
31.77 |
23.87 |
Q4 2020 |
|
379.54 |
322.10 |
33.65 |
23.79 |
Q1 2021 |
Credit card loans fell 12% YoY to stand at SAR 17.76 billion in the first quarter.
|
Credit Card Loans (SAR bln) |
|
|
Total |
Period |
|
10.33 |
Q1 2016 |
|
10.34 |
Q2 2016 |
|
11.41 |
Q3 2016 |
|
10.96 |
Q4 2016 |
|
10.43 |
Q1 2017 |
|
10.65 |
Q2 2017 |
|
11.56 |
Q3 2017 |
|
12.09 |
Q4 2017 |
|
12.71 |
Q1 2018 |
|
14.02 |
Q2 2018 |
|
14.95 |
Q3 2018 |
|
15.33 |
Q4 2018 |
|
15.63 |
Q1 2019 |
|
16.72 |
Q2 2019 |
|
18.28 |
Q3 2019 |
|
19.05 |
Q4 2019 |
|
20.29 |
Q1 2020 |
|
20.08 |
Q2 2020 |
|
20.56 |
Q3 2020 |
|
18.37 |
Q4 2020 |
|
17.76 |
Q1 2021 |
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