Islamic finance contracts rise 15% to SAR 2.58T in Q1 2025: SAMA

09/07/2025 Argaam Special
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Shariah-compliant finance contracts in Saudi Arabia rose by 15% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.58 trillion in Q1 2025, data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

These agreements cover Murabaha, Tawarruq (securitization), finance leasing, Mudarabah and Musharaka, among others including credit cards and other Shariah-compliant financing instruments.

 

The table below indicates development in Shariah-compliant finance contracts in Saudi Arabia:

 

Shariah-Compliant Finance Contracts*

Period

Value (SAR bln)

YoY Change

Q1 2020

1299.8

+13 %

Q2 2020

1346.3

+15%

Q3 2020

1402.0

+16%

Q4 2020

1461.9

+17%

Q1 2021

1542.1

+19%

Q2 2021

1612.5

+20%

Q3 2021

1665.8

+19%

Q4 2021

1724.3

+18%

Q1 2022

1790.9

+16%

Q2 2022

1871.7

+16%

Q3 2022

1942.4

+17%

Q4 2022

1976.5

+15%

Q1 2023

2032.0

+13%

Q2 2023

2079.2

+11%

Q3 2023

2145.9

+10%

Q4 2023

2181.7

+10%

Q1 2024

2245.1

+10%

Q2 2024

2302.6

+11%

Q3 2024

2387.7

+11%

Q4 2024

2471.6

+13%

Q1 2025

2586.4

+15%

*Data is updated periodically.

 

 

Murabaha and Tawarruq agreements accounted for 90% of total Shariah-compliant financing, as follows:

 

Breakdown of Shariah-Compliant Financing (SAR bln)**

Period

Murabaha

Tawarruq

Finance

Lease

Mudarabah

Musharaka

Others*

Total

Q1 2020

529.6

554.4

198.7

1.9

1.8

13.4

1299.8

Q2

554.6

566.9

208.7

1.5

1.5

13.1

1346.3

Q3

576.8

591.5

216.6

1.5

1.7

13.9

1402.0

Q4

609.2

600.9

227.1

1.6

1.8

21.3

1461.9

Q1 2021

658.6

616.9

241.9

1.7

1.9

21.0

1542.1

Q2

758.1

651.9

178.3

1.8

1.5

20.9

1612.5

Q3

796.2

660.9

179.2

1.8

1.4

26.3

1665.8

Q4

841.0

680.6

176.2

1.9

1.3

23.2

1724.3

Q1 2022

884.7

702.9

175.4

1.9

1.2

24.8

1790.9

Q2

928.1

735.2

175.5

2.0

1.1

29.8

1871.7

Q3

982.1

745.0

180.7

1.8

1.2

31.6

1942.4

Q4

1005.9

755.7

178.3

1.8

1.4

33.4

1976.5

Q1 2023

1031.5

779.8

184.9

1.7

1.4

32.7

2032.0

Q2

1049.6

804.6

189.0

1.7

1.6

32.9

2079.2

Q3

1082.3

830.0

195.8

1.5

1.7

34.5

2145.9

Q4

1097.1

846.7

198.1

1.7

1.9

36.3

2181.7

Q1 2024

1129.8

873.4

203.3

1.7

1.9

34.9

2245.1

Q2

1153.4

897.4

213.0

1.9

2.0

34.9

2302.6

Q3

1201.7

928.5

217.5

2.2

2.0

35.8

2387.7

Q4

1259.0

948.2

219.4

2.2

1.9

41.0

2471.6

Q1 2025

1323.1

1004.3

216.4

2.0

1.8

38.7

2586.4

*Includes credit cards and other Shariah-compliant financing instruments.

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