Spending in Jazan: all activities

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

135.2 SAR million

−1.4% against the same week last year · rank 14 of 60 cities · 1.0% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Jazan +0.3% 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 213.1, lowest 121.7.

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)

8,504SAR million, all spending · +0.3% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

48,894SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

173,919population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

2.8million transactions · +0.2% against the same week last year

48.2SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −1.7% 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 Jazan(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	1,385	+20.4%	16.3%
02	Other	1,219	−3.6%	14.3%
03	Restaurants and cafés	1,105	−0.3%	13.0%
04	Fuel stations	897	+11.6%	10.5%
05	Clothing and footwear	755	+11.7%	8.9%
06	Transport	574	−3.9%	6.7%
07	Health	455	−10.0%	5.4%
08	Professional services	439	−41.9%	5.2%
09	Building materials	410	+9.7%	4.8%
10	Vehicle trade	284	+18.8%	3.3%
11	Medical services	262	+8.0%	3.1%
12	Recreation and culture	235	−8.9%	2.8%
13	Furniture and furnishings	207	−13.7%	2.4%
14	Bakeries and sweets	178	−13.0%	2.1%
15	Telecommunications	173	−15.0%	2.0%
16	Books and stationery	136	−12.0%	1.6%
17	Vehicle maintenance	134	+0.2%	1.6%
18	Jewellery	132	+57.5%	1.6%
19	Pharmacies	131	−36.3%	1.5%
20	Hotels	131	−11.1%	1.5%
21	Electronics	106	+34.2%	1.2%
22	Recreation	99	−4.3%	1.2%
23	Car rental	63	−3.7%	0.7%
24	Personal care	62	−1.2%	0.7%
25	Education	53	+65.1%	0.6%
26	Freight and courier	44	−67.8%	0.5%
27	Airlines	34	−18.9%	0.4%
28	Public utilities	30	−17.9%	0.4%
29	Laundries	19	−8.8%	0.2%
30	Other transport	15	+10.9%	0.2%

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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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