Spending in Hafr Al-Batin: all activities

Card spending in Hafr Al-Batin (حفر الباطن) 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 Hafr Al-Batin · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

125.8 SAR million

+3.0% against the same week last year · rank 17 of 60 cities · 1.0% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Hafr Al-Batin +3.9% 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 198.3, lowest 111.7.

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)

7,528SAR million, all spending · +3.9% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

19,448SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

387,096population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

2.8million transactions · +8.5% against the same week last year

44.6SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −5.1% 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 Hafr Al-Batin(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	1,394	+20.8%	18.5%
02	Other	1,365	+7.8%	18.1%
03	Restaurants and cafés	880	+2.9%	11.7%
04	Clothing and footwear	728	+16.8%	9.7%
05	Fuel stations	514	+1.1%	6.8%
06	Transport	478	−5.0%	6.3%
07	Professional services	418	−19.0%	5.5%
08	Health	399	−17.9%	5.3%
09	Furniture and furnishings	242	−5.4%	3.2%
10	Jewellery	237	+36.3%	3.2%
11	Vehicle trade	216	−1.9%	2.9%
12	Medical services	181	+6.1%	2.4%
13	Building materials	173	−0.0%	2.3%
14	Pharmacies	151	−42.7%	2.0%
15	Recreation and culture	150	−3.3%	2.0%
16	Bakeries and sweets	150	−7.8%	2.0%
17	Vehicle maintenance	137	+8.3%	1.8%
18	Telecommunications	102	−0.8%	1.4%
19	Recreation	89	−1.9%	1.2%
20	Education	76	−26.8%	1.0%
21	Hotels	70	+4.8%	0.9%
22	Personal care	67	+6.7%	0.9%
23	Electronics	65	−10.1%	0.9%
24	Books and stationery	62	−5.1%	0.8%
25	Public utilities	49	+54.4%	0.7%
26	Car rental	46	−45.9%	0.6%
27	Laundries	38	−3.9%	0.5%
28	Other transport	29	+43.8%	0.4%
29	Freight and courier	27	−68.5%	0.4%
30	Airlines	24	+23.1%	0.3%

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

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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