Spending in Al-Qurayyat: all activities

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

35.8 SAR million

+9.7% against the same week last year · rank 33 of 60 cities · 0.3% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Al-Qurayyat +2.9% 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 59.4, lowest 30.4.

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)

2,221SAR million, all spending · +2.9% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

13,292SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

167,104population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.9million transactions · +7.4% against the same week last year

38.2SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +2.1% 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-Qurayyat(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	444	−0.8%	20.0%
02	Other	412	+20.3%	18.5%
03	Fuel stations	209	+7.5%	9.4%
04	Restaurants and cafés	182	+0.3%	8.2%
05	Clothing and footwear	149	−11.3%	6.7%
06	Professional services	148	−38.2%	6.7%
07	Transport	137	+13.2%	6.2%
08	Health	125	+1.7%	5.6%
09	Building materials	75	+19.9%	3.4%
10	Telecommunications	68	+11.7%	3.1%
11	Furniture and furnishings	62	+29.9%	2.8%
12	Bakeries and sweets	59	−1.8%	2.7%
13	Vehicle trade	57	+44.1%	2.5%
14	Medical services	56	+20.4%	2.5%
15	Pharmacies	47	−16.3%	2.1%
16	Electronics	39	+20.3%	1.8%
17	Vehicle maintenance	34	+36.1%	1.6%
18	Recreation and culture	31	−4.4%	1.4%
19	Freight and courier	27	−40.9%	1.2%
20	Jewellery	26	+155.5%	1.2%
21	Education	24	+8.8%	1.1%
22	Recreation	23	+17.1%	1.0%
23	Personal care	22	+6.0%	1.0%
24	Public utilities	11	+52.3%	0.5%
25	Hotels	11	+11.4%	0.5%
26	Laundries	8	+10.0%	0.4%
27	Books and stationery	8	−47.9%	0.4%
28	Other transport	7	−42.4%	0.3%
29	Airlines	6	+202.1%	0.3%
30	Car rental	6	+5.4%	0.3%

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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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