Spending in Al-Qunfudhah: all activities

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

32.8 SAR million

+0.6% against the same week last year · rank 36 of 60 cities · 0.3% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Qunfudhah −2.8% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is declining while Saudi Arabia grows. 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 62.8, lowest 32.1.

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)

2,346SAR million, all spending · −2.8% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

55,259SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

42,447population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.9million transactions · +5.6% against the same week last year

35.7SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −4.8% 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-Qunfudhah(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	495	+13.8%	21.1%
02	Other	382	+8.3%	16.3%
03	Fuel stations	265	−8.7%	11.3%
04	Restaurants and cafés	263	−4.2%	11.2%
05	Professional services	240	−43.2%	10.2%
06	Clothing and footwear	170	+74.9%	7.2%
07	Transport	114	−9.8%	4.9%
08	Health	100	−13.6%	4.3%
09	Furniture and furnishings	82	+7.9%	3.5%
10	Building materials	75	+6.9%	3.2%
11	Vehicle trade	47	−6.2%	2.0%
12	Medical services	45	+0.2%	1.9%
13	Pharmacies	42	−28.6%	1.8%
14	Bakeries and sweets	42	−2.6%	1.8%
15	Vehicle maintenance	31	+16.5%	1.3%
16	Electronics	30	+17.7%	1.3%
17	Freight and courier	25	−11.5%	1.1%
18	Recreation and culture	23	−1.2%	1.0%
19	Telecommunications	21	−3.0%	0.9%
20	Recreation	17	−9.9%	0.7%
21	Jewellery	15	+7.3%	0.6%
22	Personal care	13	+3.2%	0.6%
23	Hotels	13	+44.9%	0.6%
24	Laundries	8	+3.0%	0.3%
25	Public utilities	7	−0.7%	0.3%
26	Books and stationery	6	+47.4%	0.3%
27	Other transport	6	−62.4%	0.2%
28	Car rental	5	−38.7%	0.2%
29	Education	1	−36.3%	0.1%
30	Airlines	1	+1781.8%	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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