Islamic finance crosses SAR 2 trln for 1st time in Q1: SAMA

24/07/2023 Argaam Special
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Shariah-compliant finance contracts in Saudi Arabia grew by 13% year-on-year (YoY) to over SAR 2.03 trillion in Q1 2023, data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

These agreements cover Murabaha, Tawarruq (securitization), finance lease, Mudarabah, Musharaka, among others including credit cards.

 

Shariah-Compliant Finance Agreements*

Period

Value (SAR bln)

YoY Change

Q1 2020

1299.8

+13%

Q2 2020

1346.3

+15%

Q3 2020

1402.0

+16%

Q4 2020

1461.9

+17%

Q1 2021

1542.1

+19%

Q2 2021

1612.5

+20%

Q3 2021

1665.8

+19%

Q4 2021

1724.3

+18%

Q1 2022

1790.9

+16%

Q2 2022

1871.5

+16%

Q3 2022

1942.2

+17%

Q4 2022

1977.4

+15%

Q1 2023

2032.0

+13%

*Data is updated regularly

 

 

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

 

Breakdown of Shariah-Compliant Finance Agreements – SAR bln

Period

Murabaha

Tawarruq

Finance Lease

Mudarabah

Musharaka

Others*

Total

Q1 2020

492.6

583.1

207.0

1.9

1.8

16.7

1299.8

Q2

513.6

599.3

217.4

1.5

1.5

16.3

1346.3

Q3

535.6

624.4

224.9

1.5

1.7

17.2

1402.0

Q4

562.9

643.0

231.3

1.6

1.8

21.3

1461.9

Q1 2021

609.8

655.6

252.1

1.7

1.9

21.0

1542.1

Q2

708.1

696.5

183.6

1.8

1.5

20.9

1612.5

Q3

748.6

703.4

184.3

1.8

1.4

26.3

1665.8

Q4

779.1

749.4

169.4

1.9

1.3

23.2

1724.3

Q1 2022

825.9

768.7

169.6

1.9

1.2

23.5

1790.9

Q2

968.3

692.8

177.7

2.0

1.1

29.6

1871.5

Q3

1023.7

701.2

183.0

1.8

1.2

31.2

1942.2

Q4

1049.5

710.2

180.7

1.8

1.4

33.8

1977.4

Q1 2023

1076.2

732.6

187.4

1.7

1.4

32.7

2032.0

*Includes credit cards and other Sharia-compliant financing forms
 
 

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