Expat remittances from Saudi Arabia down 4% in April

31/05/2017 Argaam Special

Remittance outflows from expatriates in Saudi Arabia fell 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 11.4 billion in April, data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Remittances by expatriates   (SAR bln)

Variation

2017

2016

Month

+5%

12.62

12.03

January

(15%)

10.77

12.63

February

(2%)

12.75

12.96

March

(4%)

11.41

11.88

April

--

--

14.11

May

--

--

15.84

June

--

--

10.30

July

--

--

12.84

August

--

--

10.85

September

--

--

12.82

October

--

--

12.11

November

 

--

13.53

December

--

---

151.90

Total

 

Saudi nationals sent a total of SAR 3.9 billion to other countries in the same month, down 22 percent YoY, data showed. 

 

Remittances by Saudi nationals (SAR bln)

Variation

2017

2016

Month

(8%)

4.96

5.42

January

(30%)

4.13

5.90

February

(19%)

4.46

5.54

March

(22%)

3.89

4.96

April

--

--

5.81

May

--

--

5.54

June

--

--

3.43

July

--

--

4.87

August

--

--

4.14

September

--

--

5.36

October

--

--

4.23

November

--

--

4.37

December

--

--

59.58

Total

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