T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Saudi Arabia»
 Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		2424242425
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central bank11111
Number of branches or offices1010101010
Number of payment accountsnavnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)navnavnavnavnav
Banks
Total number of entities2323232324
Number of branches or offices1,6961,7681,9121,9892,038
Number of payment accounts (thousands)16,94821,08122,08524,05427,431
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)3,7545,0075,9006,7648,351
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)1,2611,4021,5761,6051,617
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Resident National Bank
Total number of entities1212121212
Number of branches or offices1,6841,7551,8991,9762,024
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)navnavnavnavnav
Bank type II
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entities1111111112
Number of branches or offices1213131314
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)navnavnavnavnav
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entities1111111112
Number of branches of foreign banks1213131314
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)navnavnavnavnav
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'non-banks offering payment services/
 instruments, total number of entities' by subcategory
Non-banks offering storage of value
 (on a payment account or on a device)
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnapnap
Total outstanding e-money value (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap