Expat remittances in Saudi Arabia fall to 5-year low in February

07/04/2024 Argaam Special

Expat remittances in Saudi Arabia fall to 5-year-low in February

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Remittances by expatriates in Saudi Arabia dropped in February by 4% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 9.3 billion, the lowest since June 2019, according to recent data released by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)

 

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On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, expat remittances in the Kingdom declined 10%, or nearly SAR 1.1 billion.

 

Remittances by Expatriates (SAR bln)

Month

2023

2024

Change

January

10.52

10.41

(1%)

February

9.77

9.33

(4%)

March

9.59

--

--

April

9.92

--

--

May

11.27

--

--

June

10.84

--

--

July

10.63

--

--

August

10.77

--

--

September

9.91

--

--

October

10.90

--

--

November

10.14

--

--

December

10.65

--

--

 
 

Remittances by Saudi nationals to other countries grew 4% YoY to SAR 4.7 billion in February.

 

Remittances by Saudi Nationals (SAR bln)

Month

2023

2024

Change

January

5.23

5.48

+5%

February

4.48

4.68

+4%

March

5.24

--

--

April

3.92

--

--

May

5.84

--

--

June

5.15

--

--

July

5.80

--

--

August

4.91

--

--

September

4.66

--

--

October

5.54

--

--

November

5.03

--

--

December

5.75

--

--

 

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