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UAE bank assets reach $1.53trln in May, central bank says

UAE bank assets reach $1.53trln in May, central bank says

UAE bank assets reach $1.53trln in May, central bank says

Jul 29, 2026

ABU DHABI: The Central Bank issued the “Monetary and Banking Developments – May 2026” report, which showed that money supply aggregate M1 amounted to AED1,053.5 billion at the end of May 2026. Currency in circulation outside banks settled at AED167.6 billion, while Monetary Deposits stood at AED885.9 billion.

The report also showed that the money supply aggregate M2 settled at AED 2,853.9 billion at the end of the month. Within Quasi-Money, dirham deposits increased to AED1,135.4 billion, providing a positive contribution to the monthly movement in M2.

Furthermore, the money supply aggregate M3 stood at AED3,393.4 billion at the end of May 2026. Government sector deposits grew to AED539.5 billion, providing a positive contribution to monthly movement in M3.

In addition, the monetary base stood at AED848.5 billion, at the end of May 2026. Over the month, Reserve Balances of Banks with the CBUAE recorded a notable increase of 49.4%, rising to AED295.4 billion.

Gross banks’ assets improved by 1.1% from AED5,570.1 billion at the end of April 2026 to AED5,633.1 billion at the end of May 2026.

In addition, gross credit increased by AED12.3 billion (0.5%), from AED 2,720.7 billion at the end of April 2026 to AED2,733.1 billion at the end of May 2026. The increase in gross credit was driven by an AED13.8 billion rise in Domestic credit, while Foreign credit had negative influence, by 0.1 p.p., settling at AED562.5 billion.

Within Domestic credit, all sectors contributed positively to its growth. The main driver was higher lending to the Private sector, notably due to an increase of AED4.6 billion in credit equally to both Corporate and Individuals, which each contributed 0.2 p.p to overall Domestic credit growth. In addition, credit to GREs increased by AED3.5 billion (1.0%), contributing 0.2 p.p to domestic credit growth.

Furthermore, banks’ deposits stood at AED3,463.4 billion at the end of May 2026 . Over the month, non-resident deposits increased by 3.6% reaching AED318.6 billion. Within resident deposits, positive contributions came from increases in Other Financial Corporations (OFCs) deposits, which improved by 2.4%, reaching AED67.2 billion, and contributing to the overall change by 0.1 p.p.