Spending in Al-Dawadmi: all activities

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

44.0 SAR million

+9.5% against the same week last year · rank 29 of 60 cities · 0.3% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Dawadmi +8.3% 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 64.6, lowest 38.6.

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)

2,597SAR million, all spending · +8.3% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

29,900SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

86,861population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.9million transactions · +7.8% against the same week last year

46.4SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +1.6% 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-Dawadmi(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	554	+5.8%	21.3%
02	Other	384	+17.9%	14.8%
03	Restaurants and cafés	234	+6.9%	9.0%
04	Fuel stations	222	−21.8%	8.6%
05	Transport	178	+30.6%	6.9%
06	Health	177	+19.3%	6.8%
07	Professional services	168	−25.6%	6.5%
08	Clothing and footwear	137	+27.7%	5.3%
09	Pharmacies	94	+17.2%	3.6%
10	Telecommunications	91	+80.7%	3.5%
11	Furniture and furnishings	78	−13.2%	3.0%
12	Building materials	72	+5.7%	2.8%
13	Jewellery	71	+136.4%	2.7%
14	Vehicle maintenance	71	+70.1%	2.7%
15	Bakeries and sweets	63	−11.4%	2.4%
16	Medical services	61	+30.9%	2.3%
17	Recreation and culture	56	+3.5%	2.2%
18	Vehicle trade	54	+45.6%	2.1%
19	Electronics	43	+66.6%	1.7%
20	Recreation	36	+8.4%	1.4%
21	Freight and courier	31	−39.0%	1.2%
22	Public utilities	25	+13.6%	1.0%
23	Personal care	22	+1.3%	0.9%
24	Books and stationery	21	−4.1%	0.8%
25	Laundries	18	+9.7%	0.7%
26	Education	17	+29.9%	0.6%
27	Other transport	16	+5.1%	0.6%
28	Hotels	10	−0.2%	0.4%
29	Car rental	5	−3.2%	0.2%
30	Airlines	1	+9.7%	0.0%

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Restaurants and cafés in Al-Dawadmi Groceries and food in Al-Dawadmi Bakeries and sweets in Al-Dawadmi Total spending in Al-Dawadmi

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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