Saudi MSMEs receive SAR 262.7 bln credit facilities in Q2 2023

21/11/2023 Argaam Special
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Credit facilities extended to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) rose by 19% year-on-year (YoY) to almost SAR 262.7 billion by Q2 2023, data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

Banks accounted for SAR 245.3 billion worth of credit facilities, or 93% of total financing. Facilities given by financing institutions stood at SAR 17.3 billion, or 7% of the total.

 

The following table shows the development in credit facilities provided to MSMEs from banks and financing companies:

 

Credit Facilities to MSMEs (SAR bln)

Period*

2022

2023

Change

Q1

218.7

252.2

+15%

Q2

221.0

262.7

+19%

Q3

228.0

--

--

Q4

229.0

--

--

*Data updated

 

 

The table below indicates details of credit facilities provided to MSMEs by sector:

 

Credit Facilities by Sector (SAR bln)

Total

Financing Institutions

Banking Sector

Period

95.68

7.83

87.84

Q1 2018

101.26

7.66

93.60

Q2 2018

106.68

7.68

99.00

Q3 2018

108.52

7.76

100.76

Q4 2018

113.17

8.15

105.02

Q1 2019

113.03

7.87

105.16

Q2 2019

115.61

8.75

106.86

Q3 2019

117.35

9.38

107.97

Q4 2019

134.84

9.68

125.16

Q1 2020

158.04

10.64

147.40

Q2 2020

175.74

10.75

164.99

Q3 2020

182.24

11.89

170.35

Q4 2020

188.43

12.97

175.46

Q1 2021

198.22

13.46

184.76

Q2 2021

200.37

14.16

186.22

Q3 2021

203.23

14.64

188.59

Q4 2021

218.68

15.27

203.41

Q1 2022

221.00

15.39

205.61

Q2 2022

228.03

15.47

212.57

Q3 2022

229.30

16.08

213.23

Q4 2022

252.23

17.28

234.95

Q1 2023

262.67

17.31

245.34

Q2 2023

 

Medium enterprises accounted for SAR 149.4 billion, or 61%, of Saudi banks' facilities, while small enterprises held around SAR 75.7 billion, as shown below:

 

Credit Facilities by Banks (SAR bln)

Total

Medium

Small

Micro

Enterprise

87.84

61.62

22.01

4.22

Q1 2018

93.60

69.10

20.82

3.69

Q2 2018

99.00

73.22

21.80

3.97

Q3 2018

100.76

74.76

22.31

3.70

Q4 2018

105.02

79.17

22.98

2.87

Q1 2019

105.16

79.44

23.11

2.61

Q2 2019

106.86

80.84

22.97

3.05

Q3 2019

107.97

81.44

23.01

3.53

Q4 2019

125.16

93.92

27.47

3.78

Q1 2020

147.40

110.80

31.28

5.33

Q2 2020

164.99

121.54

37.26

6.20

Q3 2020

170.35

123.26

39.92

7.18

Q4 2020

175.46

127.45

39.67

8.34

Q1 2021

184.76

132.11

44.18

8.47

Q2 2021

186.22

129.99

45.08

11.14

Q3 2021

188.59

128.64

50.59

9.37

Q4 2021

203.41

135.54

54.04

13.83

Q1 2022

205.61

134.88

55.78

14.94

Q2 2022

212.57

136.64

61.55

14.37

Q3 2022

213.23

132.97

65.08

15.18

Q4 2022

234.95

145.09

70.25

19.62

Q1 2023

245.34

149.43

75.70

20.21

Q2 2023

 

Small enterprises accounted for SAR 8.2 billion of financing institutions' facilities, with medium enterprises representing around SAR 6.2 billion in the same period, as follows:

 

Credit Facilities by Financing Institutions (SAR bln)

Total

Medium

Small

Micro

Enterprise

7.83

3.38

3.00

1.45

Q1 2018

7.66

3.38

2.91

1.37

Q2 2018

7.68

3.32

2.98

1.39

Q3 2018

7.76

3.34

3.21

1.21

Q4 2018

8.15

3.57

3.47

1.11

Q1 2019

7.87

3.20

3.60

1.07

Q2 2019

8.75

3.63

3.83

1.29

Q3 2019

9.38

3.88

3.81

1.69

Q4 2019

9.68

3.71

4.23

1.74

Q1 2020

10.64

3.85

4.76

2.03

Q2 2020

10.75

3.73

5.17

1.86

Q3 2020

11.89

4.19

5.18

2.51

Q4 2020

12.97

4.55

5.63

2.79

Q1 2021

13.46

4.66

6.10

2.70

Q2 2021

14.16

4.78

6.61

2.77

Q3 2021

14.64

4.93

6.77

2.94

Q4 2021

15.27

4.90

7.22

3.15

Q1 2022

15.39

4.97

7.26

3.17

Q2 2022

15.47

4.87

7.17

3.42

Q3 2022

15.81

5.27

7.40

3.14

Q4 2022

17.28

6.06

8.30

2.92

Q1 2023

17.31

6.19

8.18

2.95

Q2 2023

 

Details and Historical Data of Banks' KPIs

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