Spending in Al-Khafji: all activities

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

35.6 SAR million

+14.3% against the same week last year · rank 34 of 60 cities · 0.3% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Khafji +14.3% 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 53.5, lowest 31.5.

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)

2,067SAR million, all spending · +14.3% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

24,515SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

84,316population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.7million transactions · +13.3% against the same week last year

51.2SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +0.9% 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-Khafji(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	461	+27.4%	22.3%
02	Groceries and food	384	+16.2%	18.6%
03	Restaurants and cafés	265	+16.4%	12.8%
04	Clothing and footwear	227	+38.2%	11.0%
05	Health	115	−26.1%	5.6%
06	Fuel stations	101	−14.8%	4.9%
07	Transport	94	+9.7%	4.5%
08	Bakeries and sweets	90	+47.2%	4.4%
09	Professional services	78	+5.2%	3.8%
10	Building materials	61	+7.9%	2.9%
11	Furniture and furnishings	54	+20.0%	2.6%
12	Pharmacies	51	−53.6%	2.5%
13	Vehicle trade	45	+11.2%	2.2%
14	Medical services	45	+40.9%	2.2%
15	Electronics	37	−24.8%	1.8%
16	Recreation and culture	30	+2.0%	1.5%
17	Vehicle maintenance	29	+10.4%	1.4%
18	Recreation	28	+2.0%	1.4%
19	Hotels	19	+54.3%	0.9%
20	Personal care	19	+13.8%	0.9%
21	Education	15	+0.7%	0.7%
22	Telecommunications	13	−13.3%	0.6%
23	Laundries	10	+13.1%	0.5%
24	Airlines	6	+52.0%	0.3%
25	Public utilities	6	+103.7%	0.3%
26	Other transport	6	−16.5%	0.3%
27	Jewellery	6	+68.5%	0.3%
28	Car rental	5	+23.8%	0.3%
29	Books and stationery	2	+2.0%	0.1%
30	Freight and courier	2	−56.9%	0.1%

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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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