Spending in Bisha: all activities

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

43.8 SAR million

+4.0% against the same week last year · rank 30 of 60 cities · 0.3% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Bisha +2.8% 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 73.3, lowest 38.3.

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)

2,763SAR million, all spending · +2.8% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

23,917SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

115,537population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

1.1million transactions · +3.0% against the same week last year

41.1SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +1.0% 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 Bisha(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	562	+8.5%	20.3%
02	Other	467	+10.8%	16.9%
03	Restaurants and cafés	285	−1.1%	10.3%
04	Fuel stations	248	−0.9%	9.0%
05	Clothing and footwear	179	+40.6%	6.5%
06	Professional services	175	−27.3%	6.3%
07	Transport	146	+0.5%	5.3%
08	Health	140	−10.0%	5.1%
09	Building materials	117	+1.6%	4.2%
10	Furniture and furnishings	110	−21.7%	4.0%
11	Bakeries and sweets	97	+16.1%	3.5%
12	Medical services	73	+18.0%	2.7%
13	Recreation and culture	63	−6.8%	2.3%
14	Jewellery	58	+96.5%	2.1%
15	Recreation	55	−8.1%	2.0%
16	Pharmacies	48	−42.6%	1.7%
17	Vehicle trade	44	+7.1%	1.6%
18	Electronics	42	+32.4%	1.5%
19	Vehicle maintenance	41	+26.0%	1.5%
20	Freight and courier	31	−29.4%	1.1%
21	Hotels	22	+10.0%	0.8%
22	Personal care	19	+34.4%	0.7%
23	Public utilities	17	−36.6%	0.6%
24	Other transport	13	−21.8%	0.5%
25	Telecommunications	12	−39.9%	0.5%
26	Laundries	12	+7.8%	0.4%
27	Car rental	12	+4.8%	0.4%
28	Education	10	−5.6%	0.4%
29	Books and stationery	8	+5.1%	0.3%
30	Airlines	5	+120.9%	0.2%

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Restaurants and cafés in Bisha Groceries and food in Bisha Bakeries and sweets in Bisha Total spending in Bisha

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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