Spending in Al-Bukayriyah: all activities

Card spending in Al-Bukayriyah (البكيرية) 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 Al-Bukayriyah · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

20.7 SAR million

+10.4% against the same week last year · rank 44 of 60 cities · 0.2% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Bukayriyah +3.6% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is growing more slowly 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 25.7, lowest 17.9.

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)

1,127SAR million, all spending · +3.6% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

26,080SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

43,229population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.5million transactions · +1.9% against the same week last year

45.5SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +8.3% 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 Al-Bukayriyah(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	314	+51.7%	27.9%
02	Other	160	−20.7%	14.2%
03	Restaurants and cafés	149	−2.0%	13.2%
04	Fuel stations	129	−33.7%	11.4%
05	Health	61	+11.3%	5.4%
06	Building materials	56	−7.0%	4.9%
07	Transport	50	+17.5%	4.4%
08	Clothing and footwear	49	+36.2%	4.3%
09	Bakeries and sweets	33	−32.7%	3.0%
10	Professional services	28	−18.2%	2.5%
11	Pharmacies	27	−12.1%	2.4%
12	Furniture and furnishings	24	+30.5%	2.2%
13	Vehicle maintenance	24	+23.1%	2.2%
14	Medical services	21	+43.4%	1.8%
15	Recreation and culture	18	+14.4%	1.6%
16	Electronics	17	+48.9%	1.5%
17	Recreation	15	+17.7%	1.4%
18	Vehicle trade	15	+32.2%	1.3%
19	Personal care	13	+18.6%	1.1%
20	Education	12	+3.1%	1.1%
21	Hotels	7	−14.0%	0.6%
22	Laundries	6	+10.3%	0.5%
23	Telecommunications	5	+0.5%	0.5%
24	Public utilities	5	+6.5%	0.4%
25	Other transport	4	+3.7%	0.4%
26	Jewellery	4	−28.2%	0.4%
27	Car rental	3	+15.7%	0.3%
28	Airlines	3	−26.4%	0.3%
29	Books and stationery	3	+1.9%	0.3%

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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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