Saudi Arabia’s pulse, in numbers

Latest from official sources

The newest figure from each official source, most recent first. Each figure carries its source and updates on its own when a new one is published.

1. MovementPublished 1 October 2026 (20 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)

   Number of purchase transactions in a week

   20–26 September 2026 · 9–15 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

   244 million transactions

   +10.0% vs the same week last year

   Last 52 weeks

   A measure of people’s movement through markets and shops week by week, regardless of the value of what they buy.

   Source: Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), weekly point-of-sale statistics

2. PricesPublished 7 September 2026 (25 Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH)

   Inflation: the rise in prices over a year

   July 2026 (Muharram – Safar 1448 AH)

   1.8%

   −0.4 pts compared with July 2025 (Muharram – Safar 1447 AH)

   Last 36 months

   What cost SAR 100 a year ago costs about SAR 101.8 today.

   Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Consumer Price Index

3. TradePublished 27 August 2026 (14 Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH)

   E-commerce sales index

   Q2 2026 · 13 Shawwal 1447 – 15 Muharram 1448 AH

   146.1 points (base year = 100)

   +9.8% vs the same quarter last year

   All published quarters

   Online sales grow quarter after quarter; a growing share of demand does not pass through the shop.

   Source: GASTAT, Wholesale and Retail Trade Indicators

4. Real estatePublished 19 July 2026 (5 Safar 1448 AH)

   Change in real-estate prices over a year

   Q2 2026 · 13 Shawwal 1447 – 15 Muharram 1448 AH

   +1.3%

   +2.9 pts compared with the previous quarter

   All published quarters

   A general indicator of the direction of prices in the Kingdom, not a valuation of any specific property.

   Source: GASTAT, Real Estate Price Index

5. EstablishmentsPublished 31 December 2025 (11 Rajab 1447 AH)

   New establishments that started operating in a year

   2024 (Jumada al-Akhirah 1445 – Jumada al-Akhirah 1446 AH)

   320,318 establishments

   11.7 new establishments per 1,000 people

   Against 139,807 establishments that closed in the same year.

   Source: GASTAT, Business Demography statistics

6. PopulationReceived 28 September 2026 (17 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)

   Population of the Kingdom

   2024 (Jumada al-Akhirah 1445 – Jumada al-Akhirah 1446 AH)

   35.3 million people

   +4.7% vs 2023 (Jumada al-Akhirah 1444 – Jumada al-Akhirah 1445 AH)

   Last 10 years

   The basis of every decision: how many people you serve, and where they live.

   Source: GASTAT, population estimates

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