Spending in Al-Muzahimiyah: all activities

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

21.6 SAR million

+11.1% against the same week last year · rank 41 of 60 cities · 0.2% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Muzahimiyah +7.3% 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 31.1, lowest 20.1.

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)

1,263SAR million, all spending · +7.3% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

20,123SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

62,760population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.5million transactions · +12.4% against the same week last year

44.6SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −1.1% 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-Muzahimiyah(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	250	−3.7%	19.8%
02	Restaurants and cafés	200	+1.2%	15.9%
03	Groceries and food	187	+26.3%	14.8%
04	Fuel stations	177	+2.7%	14.0%
05	Transport	75	+34.6%	5.9%
06	Building materials	67	−9.0%	5.3%
07	Health	61	+30.0%	4.9%
08	Professional services	46	−50.5%	3.7%
09	Clothing and footwear	42	+19.4%	3.3%
10	Vehicle maintenance	35	+18.4%	2.8%
11	Furniture and furnishings	34	+33.0%	2.7%
12	Pharmacies	31	+44.8%	2.5%
13	Recreation and culture	28	+37.7%	2.3%
14	Recreation	27	+40.8%	2.1%
15	Bakeries and sweets	25	+10.9%	2.0%
16	Vehicle trade	23	+6.3%	1.8%
17	Medical services	21	+10.6%	1.7%
18	Education	19	+9.9%	1.5%
19	Telecommunications	14	−14.3%	1.1%
20	Laundries	10	+15.2%	0.8%
21	Public utilities	10	+187.0%	0.8%
22	Personal care	9	+15.3%	0.7%
23	Electronics	8	+283.5%	0.6%
24	Hotels	7	+149.2%	0.6%
25	Freight and courier	6	—	0.5%
26	Other transport	5	+2.0%	0.4%
27	Car rental	5	−28.6%	0.4%
28	Jewellery	4	+236.3%	0.3%
29	Books and stationery	1	−6.6%	0.1%
30	Airlines	1	+40.5%	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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