Spending in Al-Jubail: all activities

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

139.7 SAR million

−1.4% against the same week last year · rank 13 of 60 cities · 1.1% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Jubail +1.0% 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 180.6, lowest 114.5.

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)

7,750SAR million, all spending · +1.0% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

16,327SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

474,679population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

2.7million transactions · +5.9% against the same week last year

51.1SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −6.9% 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-Jubail(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	Other	1,383	−13.1%	17.8%
02	Groceries and food	1,381	+28.1%	17.8%
03	Restaurants and cafés	1,050	+4.3%	13.6%
04	Fuel stations	765	+1.0%	9.9%
05	Transport	553	−0.5%	7.1%
06	Clothing and footwear	509	+14.6%	6.6%
07	Health	366	−11.9%	4.7%
08	Professional services	315	−26.6%	4.1%
09	Vehicle trade	306	−1.0%	3.9%
10	Recreation and culture	207	−4.3%	2.7%
11	Medical services	179	+0.3%	2.3%
12	Building materials	169	+1.0%	2.2%
13	Jewellery	166	+50.5%	2.1%
14	Education	159	+6.3%	2.1%
15	Vehicle maintenance	147	−0.5%	1.9%
16	Hotels	144	−13.3%	1.9%
17	Furniture and furnishings	141	−25.8%	1.8%
18	Electronics	123	+34.5%	1.6%
19	Books and stationery	122	−6.5%	1.6%
20	Pharmacies	110	−38.4%	1.4%
21	Bakeries and sweets	106	−8.5%	1.4%
22	Public utilities	97	−40.0%	1.2%
23	Recreation	85	−1.1%	1.1%
24	Personal care	77	+20.8%	1.0%
25	Telecommunications	73	+15.1%	0.9%
26	Laundries	43	+0.9%	0.6%
27	Airlines	33	+139.7%	0.4%
28	Car rental	31	−14.9%	0.4%
29	Freight and courier	25	−38.6%	0.3%
30	Other transport	12	−14.5%	0.2%

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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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