Saudi banks’ retail, corporate mortgage loans grow 44% to SAR 428.4 bln in Q4 2020

27/04/2021 Argaam Special

 


Mortgage loans provided to retail and corporate clients by commercial banks in Saudi Arabia rose 44% to SAR 428.4 billion in Q4 2020, from SAR 297.4 billion in Q4 2019, according to data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

 

Loans to retail clients, accounting for 74% of total mortgage loans, jumped 59% to SAR 315.2 billion in Q4 2020, compared to SAR 198.1 billion in the same period a year earlier.

 

Corporate loans grew by 14% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 113.2 billion.

 

Real Estate Loans (SAR bln)

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

Q42 018

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

 
 

On the other side, consumer loans inched up nearly 10% YoY during the three-month period to reach SAR 365.25 billion.

 

They include cars and equipment loans, as well as travel, tourism, education, health, furniture & durables, and home improvement loans, among others.

 

Consumer Loans (SAR bln)*

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

* Excluding mortgage financing, financial leasing and funding granted for stocks trading.

 

 

Credit card loans fell 4% YoY to stand at SAR 18.37 billion in the fourth 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

Q42 018

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

 

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