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‎Saudi banks’ aggregate profit hits record at SAR 10B in March

Byindianadmin

May 1, 2026

Banks operating in Saudi Arabia reported a 14% rise in aggregate net profit before zakat and tax to a record SAR 10.04 billion in March 2026, compared with SAR 8.81 billion a year earlier, according to data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

Data covers the results of Tadawul-listed banks and some other foreign ones operating in Saudi Arabia.

Total Profits of Saudi Banks (Billion)

Period
Total Profit

Change

2026-January

8.53
4.79 %

2026-February

8.26
0.12 %

2026-March

10.04
13.96 %

2025-January

8.14
15.95 %

2025-February

8.25
21.32 %

2025-March

8.81
27.13 %

2025-April

7.77
15.97 %

2025-May

8.15
11.19 %

2025-June

9.87
27.52 %

2025-July

8.24
6.87 %

2025-August

8.68
14.97 %

2025-September

9.31
19.05 %

2025-October

8.24
7.01 %

2025-November

8.25
17.86 %

2025-December

9.65
9.41 %

2024-January

7.02
9.52 %

2024-February

6.80
31.27 %

2024-March

6.93
(6.73 %)

2024-April

6.70
15.92 %

2024-May

7.33
15.80 %

2024-June

7.74
10.89 %

2024-July

7.71
21.04 %

2024-August

7.55
13.88 %

2024-September

7.82
9.52 %

2024-October

7.70
23.60 %

2024-November

7.00
14.38 %

2024-December

8.82
29.52 %

2023-January

6.41
18.48 %

2023-February

5.18
7.47 %

2023-March

7.43
23.22 %

2023-April

5.78
3.40 %

2023-May

6.33
14.26 %

2023-June

6.98
24.42 %

2023-July

6.37
9.64 %

2023-August

6.63
0.61 %

2023-September

7.14
22.26 %

2023-October

6.23
2.47 %

2023-November

6.12
5.52 %

2023-December

6.81
10.55 %

2022-January

5.41
5.05 %

2022-February

4.82
54.98 %

2022-March

6.03
50.00 %

2022-April

5.59
27.63 %

2022-May

5.54
21.76 %

2022-June

5.61
44.96 %

2022-July

5.81
54.52 %

2022-August

6.59
21.81 %

2022-September

5.84
(1.52 %)

2022-October

6.08
31.89 %

2022-November

5.80
45.73 %

2022-December

6.16
20.55 %

2021-January

5.15
(1.53 %)

2021-February

3.11
(30.27 %)

2021-March

4.02
13.88 %

2021-April

4.38
31.53 %

2021-May

4.55
56.90 %

2021-June

3.87
180.79 %

2021-July

3.76
(12.96 %)

2021-August

5.41
27.00 %

2021-September

5.93
34.77 %

2021-October

4.61
(3.35 %)

2021-November

3.98
(3.16 %)

2021-December

5.11
131.22 %

2020-January

5.23
6.73 %

2020-February

4.46
13.20 %

2020-March

3.53
(30.24 %)

2020-April

3.33
(29.45 %)

2020-May

2.90
(39.20 %)

2020-June

(4.79)
(430.34 %)

2020-July

4.32
(4.00 %)

2020-August

4.26
(6.99 %)

2020-September

4.40
(4.97 %)

2020-October

4.77
15.78 %

2020-November

4.11
9.60 %

2020-December

2.21
(45.43 %)

2019-January

4.90
17.51 %

2019-February

3.94
3.68 %

2019-March

5.06
22.22 %

2019-April

4.72
8.76 %

2019-May

4.77
8.66 %

2019-June

1.45
(54.11 %)

2019-July

4.50
(5.66 %)

2019-August

4.58
10.36 %

2019-September

4.63
33.82 %

2019-October

4.12
(1.20 %)

2019-November

3.75
(1.83 %)

2019-December

4.05
7.43 %

2018-January

4.17
(4.14 %)

2018-February

3.80
7.95 %

2018-March

4.14
22.12 %

2018-April

4.34
20.22 %

2018-May

4.39
7.33 %

2018-June

3.16
(3.36 %)

2018-July

4.77
19.55 %

2018-August

4.15
4.80 %

2018-September

3.46
8.13 %

2018-October

4.17
2.96 %

2018-November

3.82
4.66 %

2018-December

3.77
45.56 %

2017-January

4.35
15.69 %

2017-February

3.52
(8.33 %)

2017-March

3.39
(14.82 %)

2017-April

3.61
(2.70 %)

2017-May

4.09
3.54 %

2017-June

3.27
(13.49 %)

2017-July

3.99
10.53 %

2017-August

3.96
5.32 %

2017-September

3.20
34.45 %

2017-October

4.05
21.62 %

2017-November

3.65
13.71 %

2017-December

2.59
149.04 %

2016-January

3.76

2016-February

3.84

2016-March

3.98

2016-April

3.71

2016-May

3.95

2016-June

3.78

2016-July

3.61

2016-August

3.76

2016-September

2.38

2016-October

3.33

2016-November

3.21

2016-December

1.04

Banks’ aggregate assets increased 7.8% to SAR 5.07 trillion in March.

Total Assets of Saudi Banks (Billion)

Period
Total Assets

Change

2026-January

5,021.14
9.76 %

2026-February

5,069.91
8.98 %

2026-March

5,074.44
7.80 %

2025-January

4,574.70
14.05 %

2025-February

4,652.31
14.88 %

2025-March

4,707.26
14.51 %

2025-April

4,717.45
15.07 %

2025-May

4,806.74
15.31 %

2025-June

4,814.09
14.12 %

2025-July

4,834.98
14.11 %

2025-August

4,919.61
14.01 %

2025-September

4,927.31
12.57 %

2025-October

4,943.39
13.20 %

2025-November

4,961.24
11.10 %

2025-December

4,958.11
10.32 %

2024-January

4,010.99
10.90 %

2024-February

4,049.76
10.43 %

2024-March

4,110.96
9.72 %

2024-April

4,099.48
9.18 %

2024-May

4,168.63
10.71 %

2024-June

4,218.38
10.18 %

2024-July

4,237.11
10.33 %

2024-August

4,315.11
11.50 %

2024-September

4,377.28
12.20 %

2024-October

4,366.86
11.53 %

2024-November

4,465.58
12.88 %

2024-December

4,494.15
13.57 %

2023-January

3,616.68
11.81 %

2023-February

3,667.21
11.16 %

2023-March

3,746.89
11.17 %

2023-April

3,754.96
10.81 %

2023-May

3,765.28
10.35 %

2023-June

3,828.51
8.48 %

2023-July

3,840.54
8.84 %

2023-August

3,870.22
8.68 %

2023-September

3,901.38
9.43 %

2023-October

3,915.34
8.46 %

2023-November

3,956.00
8.91 %

2023-December

3,957.02
9.28 %

2022-January

3,234.72
9.00 %

2022-February

3,298.94
9.67 %

2022-March

3,370.36
11.04 %

2022-April

3,388.77
9.92 %

2022-May

3,412.00
11.17 %

2022-June

3,529.10
13.32 %

2022-July

3,528.67
13.14 %

2022-August

3,561.10
14.26 %

2022-September

3,565.15
13.13 %

2022-October

3,609.82
13.04 %

2022-November

3,632.24
12.27 %

2022-December

3,620.95
10.47 %

2021-January

2,967.56
13.17 %

2021-February

3,007.97
12.42 %

2021-March

3,035.14
11.42 %

2021-April

3,083.04
12.37 %

2021-May

3,069.10
9.30 %

2021-June

3,114.19
9.97 %

2021-July

3,118.75
10.22 %

2021-August

3,116.64
9.25 %

2021-September

3,151.24
9.43 %

2021-October

3,193.31
9.29 %

2021-November

3,235.29
9.02 %

2021-December

3,277.85
10.01 %

2020-January

2,622.17
10.69 %

2020-February

2,675.54
12.54 %

2020-March

2,724.13
13.60 %

2020-April

2,743.70
13.85 %

2020-May

2,807.89
14.70 %

2020-June

2,831.92
14.67 %

2020-July

2,829.48
14.75 %

2020-August

2,852.73
13.53 %

2020-September

2,879.70
14.90 %

2020-October

2,921.77
16.11 %

2020-November

2,967.73
15.24 %

2020-December

2,979.51
13.24 %

2019-January

2,368.92
3.70 %

2019-February

2,377.46
4.79 %

2019-March

2,397.91
5.99 %

2019-April

2,409.97
5.60 %

2019-May

2,448.03
7.55 %

2019-June

2,469.61
6.82 %

2019-July

2,465.70
6.09 %

2019-August

2,512.80
8.28 %

2019-September

2,506.35
5.53 %

2019-October

2,516.28
6.52 %

2019-November

2,575.24
8.72 %

2019-December

2,631.13
9.71 %

2018-January

2,284.49
1.93 %

2018-February

2,268.81
1.57 %

2018-March

2,262.39
(0.22 %)

2018-April

2,282.10
(0.30 %)

2018-May

2,276.14
0.21 %

2018-June

2,312.03
0.84 %

2018-July

2,324.13
1.72 %

2018-August

2,320.59
1.55 %

2018-September

2,375.03
4.03 %

2018-October

2,362.36
4.30 %

2018-November

2,368.71
4.38 %

2018-December

2,398.15
4.01 %

2017-January

2,241.22
1.73 %

2017-February

2,233.78
1.20 %

2017-March

2,267.40
1.90 %

2017-April

2,289.01
3.46 %

2017-May

2,271.43
1.31 %

2017-June

2,292.82
1.57 %

2017-July

2,284.90
2.86 %

2017-August

2,285.12
2.95 %

2017-September

2,283.12
1.51 %

2017-October

2,265.02
(0.18 %)

2017-November

2,269.31
(0.86 %)

2017-December

2,305.76
2.19 %

2016-January

2,203.18

2016-February

2,207.34

2016-March

2,225.08

2016-April

2,212.47

2016-May

2,242.01

2016-June

2,257.38

2016-July

2,221.35

2016-August

2,219.59

2016-September

2,249.11

2016-October

2,269.12

2016-November

2,288.88

2016-December

2,256.36

Further, deposits grew by nearly 8.8% to reach SAR 3.05 trillion by the end of the same month.

Total Deposits of Saudi Banks (Billion)

Period
Total Deposits

Change

2026-January

2,972.88
8.80 %

2026-February

3,041.30
8.78 %

2026-March

3,050.92
8.79 %

2025-January

2,732.43
8.92 %

2025-February

2,795.78
10.15 %

2025-March

2,804.34
8.01 %

2025-April

2,808.25
9.48 %

2025-May

2,844.90
9.62 %

2025-June

2,875.71
7.72 %

2025-July

2,867.42
8.43 %

2025-August

2,912.41
8.66 %

2025-September

2,935.01
7.95 %

2025-October

2,897.80
6.97 %

2025-November

2,899.15
6.63 %

2025-December

2,925.81
8.67 %

2024-January

2,508.65
10.30 %

2024-February

2,538.22
10.26 %

2024-March

2,596.26
8.14 %

2024-April

2,565.03
6.50 %

2024-May

2,595.26
8.54 %

2024-June

2,669.52
9.42 %

2024-July

2,644.59
8.01 %

2024-August

2,680.24
8.71 %

2024-September

2,718.88
10.73 %

2024-October

2,709.10
9.21 %

2024-November

2,719.01
10.52 %

2024-December

2,692.38
8.85 %

2023-January

2,274.29
8.72 %

2023-February

2,301.97
8.19 %

2023-March

2,400.77
10.81 %

2023-April

2,408.41
10.38 %

2023-May

2,391.07
9.76 %

2023-June

2,439.72
9.28 %

2023-July

2,448.39
9.84 %

2023-August

2,465.60
10.00 %

2023-September

2,455.35
8.34 %

2023-October

2,480.65
9.18 %

2023-November

2,460.28
7.49 %

2023-December

2,473.46
7.76 %

2022-January

2,091.88
8.86 %

2022-February

2,127.63
8.72 %

2022-March

2,166.62
9.41 %

2022-April

2,181.94
9.43 %

2022-May

2,178.39
8.85 %

2022-June

2,232.57
9.97 %

2022-July

2,229.04
9.29 %

2022-August

2,241.46
10.29 %

2022-September

2,266.39
10.13 %

2022-October

2,272.14
9.79 %

2022-November

2,288.85
10.50 %

2022-December

2,295.41
9.07 %

2021-January

1,921.69
9.32 %

2021-February

1,956.94
10.16 %

2021-March

1,980.34
9.38 %

2021-April

1,993.97
9.01 %

2021-May

2,001.23
7.49 %

2021-June

2,030.14
10.16 %

2021-July

2,039.63
11.05 %

2021-August

2,032.40
8.92 %

2021-September

2,057.98
9.40 %

2021-October

2,069.59
8.94 %

2021-November

2,071.38
7.10 %

2021-December

2,104.45
8.31 %

2020-January

1,757.84
6.69 %

2020-February

1,776.47
7.69 %

2020-March

1,810.49
10.10 %

2020-April

1,829.24
9.91 %

2020-May

1,861.73
10.38 %

2020-June

1,842.98
8.96 %

2020-July

1,836.60
9.36 %

2020-August

1,865.91
9.42 %

2020-September

1,881.08
10.70 %

2020-October

1,899.81
10.88 %

2020-November

1,934.04
11.95 %

2020-December

1,942.98
8.18 %

2019-January

1,647.59
1.73 %

2019-February

1,649.57
2.40 %

2019-March

1,644.36
2.72 %

2019-April

1,664.25
3.79 %

2019-May

1,686.61
5.82 %

2019-June

1,691.45
4.78 %

2019-July

1,679.37
3.73 %

2019-August

1,705.29
5.04 %

2019-September

1,699.24
2.43 %

2019-October

1,713.47
4.73 %

2019-November

1,727.63
5.24 %

2019-December

1,795.98
7.32 %

2018-January

1,619.60
1.21 %

2018-February

1,610.91
1.55 %

2018-March

1,600.78
(0.51 %)

2018-April

1,603.50
(0.51 %)

2018-May

1,593.78
(0.28 %)

2018-June

1,614.29
(1.24 %)

2018-July

1,618.97
(0.67 %)

2018-August

1,623.53
0.24 %

2018-September

1,658.92
3.50 %

2018-October

1,636.02
2.20 %

2018-November

1,641.67
2.63 %

2018-December

1,673.51
3.36 %

2017-January

1,600.30
0.21 %

2017-February

1,586.25
0.14 %

2017-March

1,608.95
(0.01 %)

2017-April

1,611.65
0.85 %

2017-May

1,598.31
0.54 %

2017-June

1,634.58
2.69 %

2017-July

1,629.93
3.26 %

2017-August

1,619.65
2.60 %

2017-September

1,602.79
1.29 %

2017-October

1,600.86
(0.54 %)

2017-November

1,599.64
(1.50 %)

2017-December

1,619.06
0.13 %

2016-January

1,596.99

2016-February

1,583.96

2016-March

1,609.10

2016-April

1,598.06

2016-May

1,589.65

2016-June

1,591.79

2016-July

1,578.48

2016-August

1,578.59

2016-September

1,582.44

2016-October

1,609.59

2016-November

1,624.04

2016-December

1,617.01

Loans extended by banks in Saudi Arabia to the private sector also rose 7.4% to SAR 3.20 trillion in March.

Bank Credit to the Private Sector (Billion)

Period
Bank Credit to the Private Sector

Change

2026-January

3,177.45
9.60 %

2026-February

3,191.28
8.80 %

2026-March

3,208.97
7.40 %

2025-January

2,899.14
13.76 %

2025-February

2,933.27
13.76 %

2025-March

2,987.81
14.95 %

2025-April

3,012.64
15.23 %

2025-May

3,049.40
14.99 %

2025-June

3,057.47
13.64 %

2025-July

3,091.97
13.72 %

2025-August

3,109.25
13.19 %

2025-September

3,135.02
12.97 %

2025-October

3,135.06
11.97 %

2025-November

3,142.35
10.57 %

2025-December

3,147.42
10.23 %

2024-January

2,548.44
10.81 %

2024-February

2,578.43
11.08 %

2024-March

2,599.22
10.39 %

2024-April

2,614.49
10.74 %

2024-May

2,651.78
10.85 %

2024-June

2,690.48
11.32 %

2024-July

2,719.04
11.72 %

2024-August

2,746.99
11.92 %

2024-September

2,775.07
12.09 %

2024-October

2,799.98
12.12 %

2024-November

2,841.85
12.71 %

2024-December

2,855.35
13.36 %

2023-January

2,299.87
11.94 %

2023-February

2,321.19
11.05 %

2023-March

2,354.61
10.33 %

2023-April

2,360.88
9.67 %

2023-May

2,392.28
10.30 %

2023-June

2,416.97
9.55 %

2023-July

2,433.73
9.97 %

2023-August

2,454.45
9.50 %

2023-September

2,475.80
9.33 %

2023-October

2,497.24
9.43 %

2023-November

2,521.37
9.82 %

2023-December

2,518.79
10.01 %

2022-January

2,054.55
14.76 %

2022-February

2,090.27
14.46 %

2022-March

2,134.10
14.03 %

2022-April

2,152.62
14.24 %

2022-May

2,168.89
13.89 %

2022-June

2,206.23
14.08 %

2022-July

2,213.14
13.77 %

2022-August

2,241.43
14.58 %

2022-September

2,264.45
14.04 %

2022-October

2,282.00
13.54 %

2022-November

2,295.85
13.51 %

2022-December

2,289.58
12.56 %

2021-January

1,790.37
14.43 %

2021-February

1,826.28
14.67 %

2021-March

1,871.57
14.60 %

2021-April

1,884.37
14.37 %

2021-May

1,904.41
15.51 %

2021-June

1,933.96
15.67 %

2021-July

1,945.33
15.48 %

2021-August

1,956.29
15.10 %

2021-September

1,985.71
15.19 %

2021-October

2,009.85
15.76 %

2021-November

2,022.56
15.24 %

2021-December

2,034.09
15.41 %

2020-January

1,564.58
8.53 %

2020-February

1,592.59
9.62 %

2020-March

1,633.08
11.79 %

2020-April

1,647.56
12.18 %

2020-May

1,648.76
10.95 %

2020-June

1,671.93
13.19 %

2020-July

1,684.59
13.48 %

2020-August

1,699.59
14.30 %

2020-September

1,723.79
14.99 %

2020-October

1,736.27
15.18 %

2020-November

1,755.05
14.89 %

2020-December

1,762.44
13.96 %

2019-January

1,441.60
3.19 %

2019-February

1,452.88
3.83 %

2019-March

1,460.81
3.79 %

2019-April

1,468.71
2.86 %

2019-May

1,486.03
4.04 %

2019-June

1,477.11
3.49 %

2019-July

1,484.50
3.02 %

2019-August

1,487.02
2.43 %

2019-September

1,499.02
3.21 %

2019-October

1,507.48
3.50 %

2019-November

1,527.59
4.76 %

2019-December

1,546.52
7.01 %

2018-January

1,397.05
(0.88 %)

2018-February

1,399.35
(0.73 %)

2018-March

1,407.46
(0.53 %)

2018-April

1,427.94
0.75 %

2018-May

1,428.33
0.46 %

2018-June

1,427.35
0.62 %

2018-July

1,441.04
1.73 %

2018-August

1,451.77
2.07 %

2018-September

1,452.43
2.63 %

2018-October

1,456.55
2.62 %

2018-November

1,458.24
3.07 %

2018-December

1,445.25
3.70 %

2017-January

1,409.39
1.81 %

2017-February

1,409.67
0.33 %

2017-March

1,414.96
(0.13 %)

2017-April

1,417.36
(0.33 %)

2017-May

1,421.78
(0.75 %)

2017-June

1,418.54
(1.40 %)

2017-July

1,416.51
(1.28 %)

2017-August

1,422.32
(1.04 %)

2017-September

1,415.24
(1.39 %)

2017-October

1,419.33
(1.20 %)

2017-November

1,414.78
(0.59 %)

2017-December

1,393.70
(0.84 %)

2016-January

1,384.35

2016-February

1,405.02

2016-March

1,416.84

2016-April

1,422.02

2016-May

1,432.52

2016-June

1,438.74

2016-July

1,434.82

2016-August

1,437.31

2016-September

1,435.24

2016-October

1,436.53

2016-November

1,423.22

2016-December

1,405.50

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