Spending in Wadi Al-Dawasir: all activities

Card spending in Wadi Al-Dawasir (وادي الدواسر) 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 Wadi Al-Dawasir · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

25.9 SAR million

+17.7% against the same week last year · rank 37 of 60 cities · 0.2% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Wadi Al-Dawasir +17.7% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is growing faster 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 38.3, lowest 21.0.

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)

1,484SAR million, all spending · +17.7% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

16,216SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

91,535population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.6million transactions · +10.9% against the same week last year

43.8SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · +6.1% 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 Wadi Al-Dawasir(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	308	+12.8%	20.7%
02	Other	224	+28.0%	15.1%
03	Fuel stations	153	+63.8%	10.3%
04	Restaurants and cafés	146	+10.8%	9.9%
05	Professional services	109	−30.8%	7.3%
06	Transport	93	+12.8%	6.3%
07	Clothing and footwear	89	+35.8%	6.0%
08	Health	73	+4.8%	4.9%
09	Furniture and furnishings	50	+35.4%	3.3%
10	Vehicle trade	45	+27.1%	3.0%
11	Telecommunications	44	+57.6%	3.0%
12	Bakeries and sweets	42	+49.5%	2.8%
13	Building materials	39	+6.2%	2.6%
14	Medical services	36	+22.0%	2.4%
15	Electronics	32	+38.9%	2.2%
16	Vehicle maintenance	28	+24.6%	1.9%
17	Recreation and culture	27	+4.0%	1.8%
18	Jewellery	27	+31.2%	1.8%
19	Pharmacies	25	−26.7%	1.7%
20	Recreation	24	+3.3%	1.6%
21	Personal care	12	+72.3%	0.8%
22	Freight and courier	12	−47.2%	0.8%
23	Hotels	11	+93.2%	0.7%
24	Laundries	8	+3.4%	0.5%
25	Other transport	7	+37.4%	0.5%
26	Public utilities	5	+70.0%	0.4%
27	Education	4	−6.6%	0.3%
28	Books and stationery	3	+9.1%	0.2%
29	Airlines	1	+1.9%	0.1%
30	Car rental	0	−72.8%	0.0%

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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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