Banks in Saudi Arabia approved credits worth SAR 1.25 trillion in 2014, according to a study conducted by Argaam Research.
At least 96 percent of which, or SAR 1.2 trillion, were given by Saudi banks, while the rest were extended by branches of foreign banks operating in the kingdom,
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Saudi Banks’ Credit (SAR bln) |
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|
Market quota |
Credit Portfolio |
Banks |
|
%15.9 |
198.3 |
Al-Rajhi Bank |
|
%14.0 |
175.3 |
NCB |
|
%10.5 |
131.5 |
RIBL |
|
%9.2 |
115.3 |
Saudi Fransi |
|
%9.1 |
114.4 |
SABB |
|
%8.9 |
111.4 |
SAMBA |
|
%8.2 |
103.2 |
ANB |
|
%5.2 |
65.1 |
Saudi Hollandi |
|
%4.6 |
57.5 |
Saudi Investment |
|
%4.3 |
53.6 |
Alinma Bank |
|
%3.3 |
41.2 |
BJAZ |
|
%2.3 |
28.4 |
Bank Albilad |
|
%95.6 |
1,195.3 |
Saudi banks’ total credit portfolio |
|
%4.4 |
55.3 |
Foreign banks branches |
|
%100.0 |
1,250.7 |
Total |
Al-Rajhi Bank, the National Commercial Bank (NCB), and Riyad Bank together controlled over one-third of the market share.
Up to 94 percent of the loans offered by listed Saudi lenders were concentrated in Saudi Arabia, while 4 percent of the loans were in the Gulf countries and the Middle East region.
Currently, there are 12 listed local banks in the kingdom, and 11 branches of foreign banks.
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Geographical Distribution of Credit (SAR bln) |
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|
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
Region |
|
1,195.3 |
1,065.8 |
947.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
55.2 |
49.4 |
43.9 |
*GCC and Middle East |
|
6.9 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
Europe |
|
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
North America |
|
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Latin America |
|
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
Southeast Asia |
|
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
Others |
|
1,265.8 |
1,129.5 |
1,004.7 |
Total |
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