Sharia-compliant finance up 16% to SAR 1.7909 trln in Q1 2022: SAMA

07/07/2022 Argaam Special
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Sharia-compliant finance contracts in Saudi Arabia grew by 16% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 1.7909 trillion in Q1 2022, data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

These agreements cover Murabaja, Tawarruq, finance lease, Mudaraba, Musharaka, among others including credit cards.

 

Sharia-Compliant Finance Agreements

Period

Value (SAR bln)

YoY Change

Q1 2020

1,299.8

+13%

Q2 2020

1,346.3

+15%

Q3 2020

1,402.0

+16%

Q4 2020

1,461.9

+17%

Q1 2021

1,542.1

+19%

Q2 2021

1,612.5

+20%

Q3 2021

1,665.8

+19%

Q4 2021

1,724.3

+18%

Q1 2022

1,790.9

+16%

*Data is updated regularly

 

Murabaha and Tawarruq agreements accounted for 89% of total Sharia-compliant financing.

 

Breakdown of Sharia-Compliant Finance Agreements – SAR bln

Period

Murabaha

Tawarruq

Finance Lease

Mudaraba

Musharaka

Others*

Total

Q1 2020

492.6

583.1

207.0

1.9

1.8

16.7

1,299.8

Q2

513.6

599.3

217.4

1.5

1.5

16.3

1,346.3

Q3

535.6

624.4

224.9

1.5

1.7

17.2

1,402.0

Q4

562.9

643.0

231.3

1.6

1.8

21.3

1,461.9

Q1 2021

609.8

655.6

252.1

1.7

1.9

21.0

1,542.1

Q2

708.1

696.5

183.6

1.8

1.5

20.9

1,612.5

Q3

748.6

703.4

184.3

1.8

1.4

26.3

1,665.8

Q4

779.1

749.4

169.4

1.9

1.3

23.2

1,724.3

Q1 2022

825.9

768.7

169.6

1.9

1.2

23.5

1,790.9

*Includes credit cards and other Sharia-compliant financing forms
 
 

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