Expat remittances from Saudi Arabia down 5% in October

30/11/2017 Argaam Special

 

Remittance outflows by expatriates in Saudi Arabia fell 5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 12.2 billion in October, data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Compared to the previous month, remittance outflows rose SAR 3.7 billion in October.

 

Expat Remittances (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

(8%)

13.04

14.11

May

(34%)

10.43

15.84

June

+10%

11.29

10.30

July

(2%)

12.55

12.84

August

(21%)

8.55

10.85

September

(5%)

12.20

12.82

October

--

--

12.11

November

--

--

13.53

December

--

--

151.90

Total

 

Remittances sent by Saudi nationals to other countries rose 20 percent to SAR 6.42 billion in October.

 

Saudi Remittances (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

23%

7.12

5.81

May

(45%)

3.03

5.54

June

+95%

6.70

3.43

July

+39%

6.77

4.87

August

(8%)

3.81

4.14

September

+20%

6.42

5.36

October

--

--

4.23

November

--

--

4.37

December

--

--

59.58

Total

 

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