{"id":93907,"date":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/01\/30\/saudi-debt-market-grows-in-value-despite-drop-in-trading-activity-in-4q-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","slug":"saudi-debt-market-grows-in-value-despite-drop-in-trading-activity-in-4q-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/01\/30\/saudi-debt-market-grows-in-value-despite-drop-in-trading-activity-in-4q-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi debt market grows in value despite drop in trading activity in 4Q 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The total value of Saudi-listed sukuk and bond issuances rose <\/strong>15<\/strong>% y-o-y to SAR <\/strong>633.5 bn<\/strong> in 4Q 2024<\/strong>, despite the volume declining 7% y-o-y in the quarter to 65 issuances, according to Tadawul\u2019s Quarterly Debt Market Report (pdf)<\/a>. The total traded value on Tadawul\u2019s sukuk and bonds index dropped 29.6% y-o-y to SAR 3.3 bn in 4Q 2024, while the number of transactions fell 19.6% to 10.3k. <\/p>\n

Government debt dominates<\/strong>: <\/strong>Listed government sukuk and bonds accounted for 97.4% of total issuances in 4Q 2024, amounting to nearly SAR 617 bn. Corporate sukuk and bonds made up the remaining 2.6% (SAR 16.5 bn).<\/p>\n

Ownership breakdown<\/strong>: <\/strong>Saudi investors held SAR 624.9 bn in debt instruments, representing 98.6% of total ownership. Foreign investors owned 1.1% (SAR 6.6 bn), while GCC investors held 0.3% (SAR 2 bn).<\/p>\n

The listed sukuk and bonds-to-GDP ratio stood at <\/strong>15.6<\/strong>%<\/strong> during the quarter, up from 13.8% in 4Q 2023. The ratio fell on a quarterly basis, however, declining 17.6% from 3Q 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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