Within the Next Eight Months, 150,000 Expatriates Will Depart KSA – Survey

Expatriates are now facing their toughest time ever in the Kingdom.

Saudi General Statistics reports within 8 months at least 150,000 expatriates will leave the Kingdom. Currently, the expatriates proportion is 37% of the total Saudi population, and by 2018 they will expect to reduce to 32%.

Recently expatriates’ remittances to their home countries have dropped by 8% and are expected to drop continuously. Last September’s remittances were 12 Billion less than September-2016.