Spending in Al-Nairyah: all activities

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

16.6 SAR million

+11.8% against the same week last year · rank 49 of 60 cities · 0.1% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Nairyah +9.8% 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 28.1, lowest 14.0.

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)

994SAR million, all spending · +9.8% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

24,848SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

40,023population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.4million transactions · +10.4% against the same week last year

43.8SAR 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-Nairyah(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	229	+9.6%	23.0%
02	Other	144	+45.5%	14.5%
03	Fuel stations	130	+2.3%	13.0%
04	Restaurants and cafés	125	+21.4%	12.6%
05	Transport	57	+25.2%	5.7%
06	Health	51	−19.4%	5.1%
07	Professional services	43	−33.0%	4.3%
08	Building materials	43	+11.6%	4.3%
09	Clothing and footwear	38	+10.9%	3.8%
10	Vehicle trade	33	+57.3%	3.4%
11	Furniture and furnishings	28	+2.2%	2.8%
12	Electronics	26	+9.5%	2.6%
13	Pharmacies	25	−35.1%	2.6%
14	Bakeries and sweets	19	−19.4%	1.9%
15	Medical services	15	−17.7%	1.5%
16	Vehicle maintenance	14	+70.2%	1.4%
17	Recreation and culture	14	+7.7%	1.4%
18	Jewellery	13	+41.9%	1.3%
19	Recreation	12	+5.2%	1.2%
20	Hotels	10	+48.2%	1.0%
21	Personal care	10	+42.8%	1.0%
22	Laundries	8	−1.5%	0.8%
23	Telecommunications	8	+22.3%	0.8%
24	Education	7	−23.2%	0.7%
25	Other transport	6	−84.4%	0.6%
26	Public utilities	3	+8.5%	0.3%
27	Books and stationery	2	+18.5%	0.2%
28	Airlines	2	—	0.2%
29	Freight and courier	1	−93.1%	0.1%
30	Car rental	0	−2.1%	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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