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Remittances by expatriates in Saudi Arabia saw a 3% year-on-year (YoY) decline to around SAR 13.3 billion in January, recent data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, remittances were down nearly 5%, or about SAR 691 million.
|
Expat Remittances (SAR bln) |
|||
|
Month |
2025 |
2026 |
Change (%) |
|
January |
13.74 |
13.32 |
(3%) |
|
February |
12.78 |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
15.49 |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
12.61 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
15.20 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
13.83 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
14.91 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
13.29 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
13.35 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
13.67 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
12.63 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
14.01 |
-- |
-- |
Remittances by Saudi nationals to other countries also decreased by 15% YoY to SAR 5.2 billion in January.
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Remittances by Saudi Nationals (SAR bln) |
|||
|
Month |
2025 |
2026 |
Change |
|
January |
6.10 |
5.17 |
(15%) |
|
February |
6.24 |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
6.48 |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
5.45 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
5.49 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
6.27 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
6.61 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
4.87 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
5.36 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
6.60 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
4.81 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
6.13 |
-- |
-- |
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