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Remittances by expatriates in Saudi Arabia dropped 10% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 10.8 billion in August, according to recent data released by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, expat remittances in the Kingdom rose 1%, or SAR 140 million.
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Remittances by Expatriates (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2022 |
2023 |
Change |
|
January |
12.52 |
10.52 |
(16%) |
|
February |
11.20 |
9.77 |
(13%) |
|
March |
14.70 |
9.59 |
(35%) |
|
April |
13.65 |
9.92 |
(27%) |
|
May |
11.28 |
11.27 |
(0.1%) |
|
June |
13.21 |
10.84 |
(18%) |
|
July |
11.60 |
10.63 |
(8%) |
|
August |
11.92 |
10.77 |
(10%) |
|
September |
11.33 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
11.24 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
10.52 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
10.06 |
-- |
-- |
Remittances by Saudi nationals to other countries also fell 22% YoY to SAR 4.9 billion in August.
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Remittances by Saudi Nationals (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2022 |
2023 |
Change |
|
January |
6.21 |
5.23 |
(16%) |
|
February |
5.45 |
4.48 |
(18%) |
|
March |
6.62 |
5.24 |
(21%) |
|
April |
6.46 |
3.92 |
(39%) |
|
May |
6.20 |
5.84 |
(6%) |
|
June |
6.75 |
5.15 |
(24%) |
|
July |
6.15 |
5.80 |
(6%) |
|
August |
6.33 |
4.91 |
(22%) |
|
September |
5.22 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
5.94 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
6.33 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
4.82 |
-- |
-- |
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