The monthly statistical bulletin for January 2026 published by the Saudi Arabian Central Bank revealed that the total profit before zakat and taxes of banks operating in Saudi Arabia in January 2026 increased to SR8.53 billion, a rate of 4.8%, compared to the profit of SR8.14 billion in the same month in 2025.
Adding up banks’ budgets, assets of banks operating in Saudi Arabia recorded an increase of nearly 10% during January, reaching approximately 5.021 billion riyals.
9% increase in deposits
Total bank deposits increased by nearly 9% to reach 2,972.9 billion riyals as of the end of January last year, while loans provided by Saudi banks to the private sector increased by 9.6% to approximately 3,177.5 billion riyals as of the end of January last year.
It is worth noting that the consolidated profit includes the performance of banks listed on the Saudi stock market and branches of foreign banks operating in the Kingdom.
The monthly statistical bulletin for January 2026 published by the Saudi Central Bank revealed that the total profit before zakat and taxes of banks operating in Saudi Arabia in January 2026 increased to SR8.53 billion, an increase of 4.8% compared to the profit of SR8.14 billion in the same month in 2025.
Adding up banks’ balance sheets, assets of banks operating in Saudi Arabia recorded an increase of nearly 10% during January, reaching approximately 5.021 billion riyals.
9% increase in deposit amount
Total bank deposits increased by nearly 9% to reach 2,972.9 billion riyals by the end of January, while loans provided by Saudi banks to the private sector increased by 9.6% to approximately 3,177.5 billion riyals by the end of January.
It is worth noting that the total profit includes the performance of banks listed on the Saudi stock market and branches of foreign banks operating in the Kingdom.
