Spending in Sabya: all activities

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

39.3 SAR million

−0.5% against the same week last year · rank 31 of 60 cities · 0.3% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Sabya −3.5% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is declining while Saudi Arabia grows. 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 68.1, lowest 34.9.

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)

2,582SAR million, all spending · −3.5% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

11,574SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

223,083population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.9million transactions · −2.1% against the same week last year

43.3SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +1.6% 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 Sabya(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	544	+23.6%	21.1%
02	Other	423	+14.4%	16.4%
03	Restaurants and cafés	293	−11.3%	11.3%
04	Health	247	−7.9%	9.6%
05	Professional services	214	−46.8%	8.3%
06	Fuel stations	181	−27.0%	7.0%
07	Pharmacies	167	−13.4%	6.5%
08	Clothing and footwear	160	−14.0%	6.2%
09	Transport	149	+32.9%	5.8%
10	Building materials	121	−0.7%	4.7%
11	Vehicle trade	75	+16.8%	2.9%
12	Medical services	63	+5.0%	2.5%
13	Furniture and furnishings	53	−16.5%	2.0%
14	Vehicle maintenance	53	+52.9%	2.0%
15	Jewellery	48	+53.7%	1.9%
16	Recreation and culture	37	+11.2%	1.4%
17	Telecommunications	35	+26.1%	1.4%
18	Bakeries and sweets	32	−24.6%	1.2%
19	Recreation	28	+8.5%	1.1%
20	Personal care	17	+8.1%	0.7%
21	Public utilities	16	−7.5%	0.6%
22	Electronics	16	−7.7%	0.6%
23	Books and stationery	10	+21.5%	0.4%
24	Freight and courier	7	+207.9%	0.3%
25	Hotels	6	+0.3%	0.2%
26	Car rental	6	+65.0%	0.2%
27	Laundries	6	−9.3%	0.2%
28	Other transport	4	+20.6%	0.2%
29	Airlines	3	+33.5%	0.1%
30	Education	3	+19.5%	0.1%

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Restaurants and cafés in Sabya Groceries and food in Sabya Bakeries and sweets in Sabya Total spending in Sabya

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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