Spending in Khamis Mushait: all activities

Card spending in Khamis Mushait (خميس مشيط) 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 Khamis Mushait · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

241.5 SAR million

−4.7% against the same week last year · rank 9 of 60 cities · 1.9% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Khamis Mushait +0.1% 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 417.6, lowest 223.6.

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)

15,037SAR million, all spending · +0.1% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

28,104SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

535,065population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

4.0million transactions · −1.0% against the same week last year

60.7SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −3.8% 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 Khamis Mushait(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	2,685	+5.5%	17.9%
02	Groceries and food	2,666	+12.3%	17.7%
03	Restaurants and cafés	1,420	+14.6%	9.4%
04	Professional services	1,205	−46.8%	8.0%
05	Fuel stations	1,158	+4.7%	7.7%
06	Clothing and footwear	1,017	+22.0%	6.8%
07	Transport	926	−4.2%	6.2%
08	Health	856	+2.0%	5.7%
09	Building materials	641	−5.7%	4.3%
10	Furniture and furnishings	598	−16.6%	4.0%
11	Medical services	545	+25.2%	3.6%
12	Vehicle trade	451	+4.8%	3.0%
13	Recreation and culture	412	−7.4%	2.7%
14	Jewellery	329	+53.0%	2.2%
15	Bakeries and sweets	289	+4.1%	1.9%
16	Electronics	268	+3.6%	1.8%
17	Vehicle maintenance	260	+43.8%	1.7%
18	Telecommunications	242	−12.7%	1.6%
19	Books and stationery	220	−14.2%	1.5%
20	Pharmacies	200	−36.4%	1.3%
21	Recreation	192	+0.8%	1.3%
22	Education	119	+7.6%	0.8%
23	Personal care	110	+27.6%	0.7%
24	Hotels	107	−4.5%	0.7%
25	Car rental	86	−46.8%	0.6%
26	Public utilities	61	−1.8%	0.4%
27	Other transport	47	−44.8%	0.3%
28	Freight and courier	44	−56.5%	0.3%
29	Laundries	37	−3.6%	0.2%
30	Airlines	37	−24.0%	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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