Expat remittances from Saudi Arabia rise to SAR 13.74 bln in August

03/10/2021 Argaam Special

US dollar banknotes


Remittances from expatriates in Saudi Arabia grew by 11% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 13.74 billion in August, according to recent data released by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

 

Compared to July, remittances from expatriates in Saudi Arabia rose around 10%, or SAR 1.22 billion.

 

Remittances by Expatriates (SAR bln)

Variation

2021

2020

Month

+12%

12.06

10.79

January

+4%

11.30

10.84

February

+15%

14.05

12.22

March

+36%

13.28

9.79

April

+6%

12.53

11.83

May

(3%)

13.49

13.96

June

(18%)

12.52

15.21

July

+11%

13.74

12.38

August

--

--

13.21

September

--

--

13.16

October

--

--

12.86

November

--

--

13.42

December

 

 

Meanwhile, remittances sent by Saudi nationals to other countries surged 65% YoY to SAR 5.74 billion in August.

 

Remittances by Saudi Nationals (SAR bln)

Variation

2021

2020

Month

+9%

4.27

3.90

January

(4%)

4.08

4.25

February

+26%

6.52

5.16

March

+67%

4.94

2.95

April

+72%

5.13

2.98

May

+56%

6.42

4.11

June

+8%

4.14

3.83

July

+65%

5.74

3.49

August

--

--

4.02

September

--

--

4.24

October

--

--

4.85

November

--

--

4.79

December

 

Comments {{getCommentCount()}}

Be the first to comment

loader Train
Sorry: the validity period has ended to comment on this news
Opinions expressed in the comments section do not reflect the views of Argaam. Abusive comments of any kind will be removed. Political or religious commentary will not be tolerated.