Saudi banks’ claims on the public sector rose 1.9% in June

By: Mohamed Alabdullah

Saudi banks’ claims on the public sector rose 1.9% in June 2025 compared to May 2025, reaching SAR 863.185 billion in June 2025, compared to SAR 846.484 billion in May 2025.

The monthly statistical bulletin issued by the Saudi Central Bank confirmed that banks’ claims on the public sector in the Kingdom are divided into two sectors: bank credit to public institutions and government and quasi-government bonds. The bulletin stated that banks’ liabilities in the Kingdom from the public sector in the “Bank Credit to Public Institutions” sector amounted to SAR 226.836 billion in June 2025, compared to SAR 223.586 billion in May 2025. It added that banks’ liabilities in the Kingdom from the public sector in the “Government and Quasi-Government Bonds” sector amounted to SAR 636.349 billion in June 2025, compared to SAR 622.897 billion in May 2025.

It explained that banks’ liabilities in the Kingdom from the public sector increased by 20.7% year-on-year, reaching SAR 863.185 billion in June 2025, compared to SAR 714.856 billion in June 2024.

The bulletin added that banks’ liabilities in the Kingdom from the public sector in the “Bank Credit to Public Institutions” sector amounted to SAR 226.836 billion in June 2025, compared to SAR 159.036 billion. In June 2024, the Kingdom’s banks’ liabilities to the public sector in the “government and quasi-government bonds” sector amounted to 636.349 billion riyals in June 2025, compared to 555.820 billion riyals in June 2024.