Bank branches in Saudi Arabia shrink to 1,896 in 9M 2023

10/12/2023 Argaam Special
*The opening of its first branch in the Kingdom was in July 2023, marking the commencement of its banking operations in the Saudi market.


 The number of bank branches in Saudi Arabia declined by 31 in the first nine months of 2023 to 1,896 from 1,927 in the same period last year, the lowest figure since November 2014, when it fell to 1,891.

 

A total of 19 new branches opened in the nine-month period, while 50 were closed, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

 

The table below shows the development in the number of bank branches operating in the Kingdom since 2006:

 

Bank Branches

Period

Number of Branches

Change (YoY)

2006

1,277

+56

2007

1,353

+76

2008

1,410

+57

2009

1,519

+109

2010

1,591

+72

2011

1,630

39

2012

1,677

47

2013

1,749

72

2014

1,909

160

2015

1,976

67

2016

2,029

53

2017

2,069

40

2018

2,064

(5)

2019

2,076

+12

2020

2,014

(62)

2021

1,945

(69)

2022

1,927

(18)

9M 2023

1,896

(31)

 

The nine-month period witnessed the closure of several branches, in addition to the opening of new ones, as shown in the following table:

 

Banks Branches Opened/Closed in 9M 2023

Bank

Number of Branches

New Openings

Closed Branches

Riyad

223

+1

(14)

Al Rajhi

511

--

(5)

SAB

95

--

(5)

ANB

126

--

(1)

SNB

477

+6

(23)

Alinma

108

+4

--

AlJazira

80

--

(2)

Emirates NBD

13

+5

--

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

2

+1

--

QNB

2

+1

--

Sohar International Bank*

1

+1

--

Total

+19

(50)

*The opening of its first branch in the Kingdom was in July 2023, marking the commencement of its banking operations in the Saudi market.

 

As many as 10 Tadawul-listed banks operate in the Kingdom, in addition to 18 foreign banks, including Emirates NBD (seven branches), Gulf International Bank (three), National Bank of Kuwait (three), and First Abu Dhabi Bank (three).

 

Foreign banks with branches in the Kingdom include France’s BNP Paribas, Germany’s Deutsche Bank, Bank Muscat, National Bank of Bahrain, JPMorgan Chase & Co., National Bank of Pakistan, Ziraat Bank Turkey, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Qatar National Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered, National Bank of Iraq, and Sohar International Bank.

 

Branches of Saudi banks decreased to 1,858 by the end of 9M 2023. Al Rajhi Bank led the list with 511 branches, followed by Saudi National Bank (SNB) (477), Riyad Bank (223), and Arab National Bank (ANB) (126), as follows:

 

Branches of Saudi Banks in 9M 2023

Bank

2022

9M 2023

Change (Branch)

Al Rajhi

516

511

(5)

SNB

494

477

(17)

Riyad

236

223

(13)

ANB

127

126

(1)

Alinma

104

108

+4

Bank Albilad

105

105

--

SAB

100

95

(5)

Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF)

82

82

--

AlJazira

82

80

(2)

Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB)

51

51

--

Total

1,897

1,858

(39)

 

 

 

 

 

Geographically, Riyadh had the highest number of bank branches, with 581. Makkah followed with 380 branches and the Eastern Province with 357 branches, as indicated below:

 

Bank Branches by Region in 9M 2023

Region

Number of Branches

Riyadh

581

Makkah

380

Eastern Province

357

Aseer

122

Qassim

114

Madinah

101

Jazan

54

Tabuk

47

Hail

42

Al Jouf

28

Al Baha

26

Najran

26

Northern Borders

18

Total

1,896

 

Average assets per branch rose to SAR 2.058 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from SAR 1.879 billion by the end of 2022.

 

Average loans increased to SAR 1.306 billion per branch, with average deposits rising to SAR 1.295 billion per branch, as the following table shows:

 

Average Assets, Deposits, Loans and Profit per Branch (SAR mln/branch)

Period

Average Assets

Average Loans

Average Deposits

Average Profit

2006

674

373

463

27.1

2007

795

427

530

22.4

2008

924

521

600

21.2

2009

902

483

619

17.7

2010

890

488

619

16.4

2011

962

530

687

18.9

2012

1,049

601

760

19.9

2013

1,099

648

811

20.3

2014

1,133

666

832

21.0

2015

1,130

701

818

21.5

2016

1,128

699

803

19.9

2017

1,136

679

789

21.2

2018

1,162

700

811

23.3

2019

1,267

745

865

24.2

2020

1,479

875

965

19.2

2021

1,685

1,046

1,082

27.7

2022

1,879

1,188

1,191

35.9

9M 2023

2,058

1,306

1,295

30.7

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