Average household income and spending by region
Average disposable household income and average monthly household consumption spending in riyals, in Saudi Arabia and its 13 administrative regions, from GASTAT’s Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2024. It covers cash and cards, so it is the reference for the full size of household spending, not card payments alone. Added 28 September 2026 (17 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH).
Regions (SAR per month, 2024 average)
| Region | Disposable household income | Household spending | Spending per person | Saudi household spending | Non-Saudi household spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 11,839 | 10,884 | 2,939 | 16,028 | 5,574 |
| Riyadh | 14,990 | 13,000 | 3,770 | 21,971 | 6,003 |
| Makkah | 10,141 | 9,146 | 2,533 | 12,977 | 5,811 |
| Eastern Province | 11,775 | 11,509 | 3,247 | 17,898 | 5,345 |
| Madinah | 9,723 | 9,317 | 2,323 | 12,355 | 5,200 |
| Qassim | 10,081 | 9,983 | 2,464 | 13,628 | 4,175 |
| Asir | 11,264 | 9,701 | 2,486 | 12,864 | 4,222 |
| Tabuk | 11,127 | 9,722 | 2,348 | 12,403 | 5,146 |
| Hail | 9,269 | 8,600 | 2,220 | 11,891 | 3,776 |
| Jazan | 10,763 | 13,353 | 2,983 | 16,583 | 6,657 |
| Najran | 7,969 | 8,159 | 1,872 | 10,857 | 4,205 |
| Al-Baha | 11,348 | 11,346 | 2,979 | 14,459 | 4,826 |
| Al-Jouf | 10,686 | 9,872 | 2,206 | 12,722 | 4,798 |
| Northern Borders | 12,868 | 11,310 | 2,331 | 13,989 | 5,687 |
What this means for your decision: monthly household spending in your region × the number of households you reach = the ceiling of the market you compete for. Compare the share of food or housing in it with what you sell.
What households in Saudi Arabia spend on
| Item | SAR per month | Share of spending % |
|---|---|---|
| Food | 3,025 | 27.8 |
| Housing | 1,832 | 16.8 |
| Non-food, non-durable goods and services | 4,621 | 42.5 |
| Durable goods | 1,406 | 12.9 |
Limits of the figure
- Survey averages from a sample, not figures for every household; the median (half of households below it) is lower than the average, and it is in the file.
- Income is “disposable”, after deductions; spending is “consumption” and excludes buying a home and saving.
- The figures are for 2024 and do not change monthly; to update their real value use consumer prices for the same region.
Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia — Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2024, the official source of the original data. DataPulse organised the data and made calculations on it (such as percentage changes and regrouping). This processing and its results are ours; they are not an official statistic issued by GASTAT and do not imply its endorsement.
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The attribution statement in Arabic (the Arabic text governs; the English above is a summary)
المصدر: الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (المملكة العربية السعودية) — مسح دخل وإنفاق الأسرة 2024، وهي المصدر الرسمي للبيانات الأصلية. أجرت «نبض البيانات» على البيانات تنظيمًا وحسابًا (مثل: حساب نسب التغيّر وإعادة التجميع). هذه المعالجة والنتائج من إعدادنا وليست إحصاءً رسميًا صادرًا عن الهيئة، ولا تعني تزكية منها.
شروط إعادة الاستخدام: سياسة استخدام بيانات الهيئة. لا نستخدم شعار الهيئة ولا علاماتها.
File: hies_region_annual.csv (344 rows: mean and median of disposable income and spending, per household and per person, Saudi/non-Saudi, 14 regions).