Individual, corporate mortgages exceed SAR 700 bln in Q1

11/06/2023 Argaam Special
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Mortgages provided to individuals and corporate clients by commercial banks in Saudi Arabia grew by 17% to around SAR 705.95 billion in Q1 2023, from SAR 605.50 billion in the year-ago period.

 

Individual mortgages, which accounted for 80% of the total, increased by 19% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 566.9 billion in Q1 2023, updated data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

Meanwhile, mortgages provided to corporate clients reached approximately SAR 139 billion in Q1 2023, rising 7% YoY.

 

Real Estate Loans (SAR bln)

Period

Q1 2022

Q1 2023

Change

Individuals

476.16

566.90

+19%

Corporates

129.35

139.05

+7%

Total

605.51

705.95

+17%

 

The following table illustrates mortgages provided by commercial banks since 2018:

 

Mortgages Provided by Commercial Banks Since 2018

Period

Individuals (SAR bln)

Corporates (SAR bln)

Total (SAR bln)

Q1 2018

124.72

92.10

216.82

Q2 2018

128.28

87.31

215.59

Q3 2018

132.06

95.29

227.35

Q4 2018

140.28

98.27

238.54

Q1 2019

150.89

97.12

248.02

Q2 2019

162.50

96.68

259.18

Q3 2019

176.68

99.22

275.90

Q4 2019

198.10

99.27

297.37

Q1 2020

225.09

104.18

329.27

Q2 2020

250.29

109.61

359.90

Q3 2020

279.23

112.91

392.14

Q4 2020

315.20

113.21

428.41

Q1 2021

358.01

116.51

474.52

Q2 2021

384.67

118.07

502.74

Q3 2021

412.60

120.85

533.45

Q4 2021

445.75

123.10

568.86

Q1 2022

476.16

129.35

605.51

Q2 2022

503.23

135.04

638.27

Q3 2022

529.57

133.12

662.69

Q4 2022

549.78

138.05

687.83

Q1 2023

566.90

139.05

705.95

 

 

According to SAMA, consumer loans grew by roughly 3% YoY to SAR 447.95 billion during the first three months of 2023.

 

Consumer loans include renovation and real estate improvement loans, car loans, loans for personal transportation, education, healthcare, tourism, travel, furniture, durable goods and other loans.

 

The following table shows consumer loans since 2018:

 

Consumer Loans*

Period

Home renovation

(SAR bln)

Transport, furniture, education, healthcare & tourism 
(SAR bln)

Others (SAR bln)

Total (SAR bln)

Q1 2018

28.65

31.92

254.79

315.35

Q2 2018

27.61

31.74

257.48

316.83

Q3 2018

26.74

31.70

269.59

328.04

Q4 2018

28.06

34.00

259.23

321.29

Q1 2019

27.16

33.38

258.71

319.25

Q2 2019

26.15

32.70

260.03

318.88

Q3 2019

25.58

32.17

264.56

322.31

Q4 2019

25.65

32.34

275.45

333.44

Q1 2020

25.70

32.81

277.14

335.65

Q2 2020

25.27

32.98

277.52

335.77

Q3 2020

25.46

33.60

293.21

352.26

Q4 2020

23.87

31.77

309.61

365.25

Q1 2021

23.79

33.65

322.10

379.54

Q2 2021

22.20

33.82

338.16

394.18

Q3 2021

20.34

34.22

357.11

411.67

Q4 2021

19.06

32.71

376.63

428.40

Q1 2022

16.48

28.49

391.55

436.52

Q2 2022

15.23

28.26

402.27

445.76

Q3 2022

14.27

27.75

406.12

448.14

Q4 2022

13.44

27.43

410.69

451.55

Q1 2023

12.59

27.24

408.13

447.95

*Excluding mortgages, financing lease and funding granted for stock trading.

 

 

Credit card loans rose 20% YoY to SAR 23.5 billion in the same period, as follows:

 

Credit Card Loans Since 2018 (SAR bln)

Period

Total (SAR bln)

Q1 2018

12.71

Q2 2018

14.02

Q3 2018

14.95

Q4 2018

15.33

Q1 2019

15.63

Q2 2019

16.72

Q3 2019

18.28

Q4 2019

19.05

Q1 2020

20.29

Q2 2020

20.08

Q3 2020

20.56

Q4 2020

18.37

Q1 2021

17.76

Q2 2021

18.20

Q3 2021

19.19

Q4 2021

19.49

Q1 2022

19.60

Q2 2022

20.54

Q3 2022

22.12

Q4 2022

23.07

Q1 2023

23.55

 
 

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