Spending in Afif: all activities

Card spending in Afif (عفيف) across 30 activities, from the point-of-sale statistics published by Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), monthly since January 2024 (Jumada al-Akhirah – Rajab 1445 AH). Official figures · match SAMA's published figures within rounding Coverage: cards only, ~57% of personal spending

Card spending in Afif · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

19.1 SAR million

+8.6% against the same week last year · rank 47 of 60 cities · 0.1% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Afif +8.7% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is growing faster than Saudi Arabia. Compare your shop's growth with your city's growth, not with Saudi Arabia's: if it is slower than the city, the gap comes from the shop, not the market.

SAR million per week · oldest on the left, newest on the right (in amber) · axis: Gregorian month, then Hijri month (Umm al-Qura). Highest week 31.0, lowest 16.7.

Source: Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), weekly point-of-sale bulletins (value of transactions), latest published week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH. Attributed to SAMA; the analysis is ours.

Last 12 months to August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH)

1,170SAR million, all spending · +8.7% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

24,725SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

47,340population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.5million transactions · +14.9% against the same week last year

39.1SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −5.5% against the same week last year

This week in the Spending Index newsletter, issue 2: what changed and why

Data coverage: these figures are card payments (point of sale) only: about 57% of personal spending in 2025; the rest is cash and does not appear here. Part of the growth is a shift from cash to cards, not new demand: in 2025, card payments in Saudi Arabia grew +5.8%, but including cash withdrawals the growth is +1.9%. Read the figures as a trend and a comparison between cities and activities, not as an absolute market size.

Interactive analysis for Afif(Arabic)

Activities ranked

Each activity by its spending over the last 12 months to August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH), its growth over the last 3 months against the same months a year earlier, and its share of the city's spending. Source: SAMA (point of sale).

#	Activity	12 months, SAR million	3 months vs last year	Share of city
01	Groceries and food	240	+4.8%	20.5%
02	Other	206	+14.8%	17.6%
03	Fuel stations	176	+19.5%	15.1%
04	Restaurants and cafés	98	+15.7%	8.4%
05	Health	93	−2.3%	8.0%
06	Professional services	61	−43.2%	5.2%
07	Transport	53	+36.6%	4.5%
08	Clothing and footwear	46	+34.6%	3.9%
09	Recreation and culture	45	+7.9%	3.8%
10	Pharmacies	43	−14.8%	3.7%
11	Medical services	43	+13.4%	3.7%
12	Recreation	39	+9.3%	3.3%
13	Building materials	33	−14.7%	2.8%
14	Furniture and furnishings	27	+85.6%	2.3%
15	Vehicle maintenance	25	+13.6%	2.2%
16	Jewellery	24	+59.0%	2.1%
17	Bakeries and sweets	22	+2.7%	1.9%
18	Vehicle trade	21	+52.6%	1.8%
19	Telecommunications	13	−1.7%	1.1%
20	Electronics	9	+34.7%	0.8%
21	Education	9	+9.6%	0.8%
22	Personal care	7	−4.0%	0.6%
23	Books and stationery	6	−5.0%	0.5%
24	Public utilities	5	−63.2%	0.5%
25	Laundries	5	+25.6%	0.4%
26	Hotels	5	+97.4%	0.4%
27	Other transport	5	+161.2%	0.4%
28	Car rental	2	+39.7%	0.1%
29	Airlines	0	+60.7%	0.0%
30	Freight and courier	0	−71.4%	0.0%

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Growth is measured against the same months of the previous year. Part of the growth in card payments is a shift from cash, not new demand. A business decision needs a field visit and your own figures.

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