Spending in Al-Mubarraz: all activities

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

45.7 SAR million

+15.3% against the same week last year · rank 28 of 60 cities · 0.4% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Mubarraz +18.7% 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 64.5, lowest 36.6.

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)

2,640SAR million, all spending · +18.7% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

9,078SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

290,800population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.8million transactions · +16.7% against the same week last year

57.0SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −1.2% 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-Mubarraz(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	638	+86.5%	24.2%
02	Restaurants and cafés	345	+15.0%	13.1%
03	Clothing and footwear	327	+10.7%	12.4%
04	Other	321	−3.6%	12.1%
05	Furniture and furnishings	202	+33.3%	7.6%
06	Transport	174	+8.5%	6.6%
07	Professional services	149	−10.1%	5.6%
08	Health	112	−4.7%	4.2%
09	Vehicle trade	111	+20.0%	4.2%
10	Building materials	100	−1.0%	3.8%
11	Medical services	84	+3.5%	3.2%
12	Bakeries and sweets	57	−11.4%	2.2%
13	Fuel stations	54	−1.7%	2.1%
14	Vehicle maintenance	52	−2.8%	2.0%
15	Electronics	47	+24.4%	1.8%
16	Recreation and culture	34	−37.7%	1.3%
17	Recreation	30	−43.9%	1.1%
18	Education	22	+2.5%	0.8%
19	Personal care	21	+13.1%	0.8%
20	Jewellery	15	+23.3%	0.6%
21	Hotels	15	−30.5%	0.6%
22	Telecommunications	14	+44.4%	0.5%
23	Laundries	8	−10.3%	0.3%
24	Pharmacies	7	−64.7%	0.3%
25	Public utilities	6	+15.5%	0.2%
26	Books and stationery	5	+1.7%	0.2%
27	Airlines	4	−10.0%	0.2%
28	Other transport	4	−41.5%	0.1%
29	Car rental	2	−16.5%	0.1%
30	Freight and courier	1	−100.0%	0.0%

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

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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