Spending in Buraidah: all activities

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

325.2 SAR million

+7.7% against the same week last year · rank 7 of 60 cities · 2.5% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Buraidah +7.9% 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 417.4, lowest 272.6.

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)

18,217SAR million, all spending · +7.9% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

31,727SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

574,169population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

5.4million transactions · +7.8% against the same week last year

60.3SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · less than 0.1% 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 Buraidah(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	3,401	−1.1%	18.7%
02	Groceries and food	3,164	+24.3%	17.4%
03	Clothing and footwear	1,836	+9.3%	10.1%
04	Restaurants and cafés	1,508	+12.3%	8.3%
05	Fuel stations	1,377	+16.6%	7.6%
06	Transport	1,364	−1.9%	7.5%
07	Health	1,134	+4.5%	6.2%
08	Furniture and furnishings	782	−2.2%	4.3%
09	Vehicle trade	719	−4.3%	3.9%
10	Medical services	676	+11.6%	3.7%
11	Professional services	627	−19.4%	3.4%
12	Building materials	599	−4.6%	3.3%
13	Jewellery	550	+52.4%	3.0%
14	Bakeries and sweets	540	+18.7%	3.0%
15	Recreation and culture	391	+12.2%	2.1%
16	Pharmacies	334	−10.9%	1.8%
17	Vehicle maintenance	329	+6.8%	1.8%
18	Electronics	265	−9.3%	1.5%
19	Recreation	253	+23.5%	1.4%
20	Education	238	+38.0%	1.3%
21	Telecommunications	162	+0.3%	0.9%
22	Hotels	148	+2.0%	0.8%
23	Books and stationery	138	−4.3%	0.8%
24	Personal care	124	+14.0%	0.7%
25	Car rental	95	−12.9%	0.5%
26	Freight and courier	85	+3.0%	0.5%
27	Other transport	80	−4.7%	0.4%
28	Public utilities	69	+24.3%	0.4%
29	Laundries	61	+8.7%	0.3%
30	Airlines	57	−2.5%	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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