Spending in Al-Quwayiyah: all activities

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

15.3 SAR million

+2.8% against the same week last year · rank 51 of 60 cities · 0.1% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Quwayiyah +1.8% 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 26.5, lowest 14.5.

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)

971SAR million, all spending · +1.8% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

33,952SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

28,589population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.4million transactions · +12.1% against the same week last year

38.3SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −8.3% 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-Quwayiyah(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	221	+10.4%	22.7%
02	Other	171	−0.9%	17.6%
03	Restaurants and cafés	124	−1.2%	12.8%
04	Fuel stations	101	−17.1%	10.4%
05	Transport	52	+15.5%	5.4%
06	Professional services	49	−42.0%	5.0%
07	Health	46	+5.5%	4.7%
08	Building materials	41	−9.8%	4.2%
09	Clothing and footwear	33	+56.8%	3.4%
10	Furniture and furnishings	33	+25.2%	3.4%
11	Bakeries and sweets	30	+20.6%	3.1%
12	Vehicle trade	26	+21.8%	2.7%
13	Vehicle maintenance	21	−2.4%	2.1%
14	Pharmacies	20	−2.6%	2.0%
15	Medical services	20	+14.2%	2.0%
16	Recreation and culture	18	+9.4%	1.9%
17	Jewellery	18	+171.0%	1.8%
18	Recreation	17	+8.0%	1.7%
19	Telecommunications	9	+8.0%	0.9%
20	Electronics	7	+164.6%	0.7%
21	Personal care	6	+5.0%	0.6%
22	Education	6	+30.8%	0.6%
23	Laundries	5	+8.7%	0.5%
24	Hotels	4	−20.3%	0.4%
25	Other transport	4	+282.7%	0.4%
26	Public utilities	3	+149.3%	0.3%
27	Books and stationery	2	+26.6%	0.2%
28	Freight and courier	1	−44.5%	0.1%
29	Car rental	1	−70.8%	0.1%
30	Airlines	0	+14.7%	0.0%

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

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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