Spending in Yanbu: all activities

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

92.2 SAR million

−5.9% against the same week last year · rank 20 of 60 cities · 0.7% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Yanbu +1.0% 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 135.7, lowest 84.5.

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)

5,648SAR million, all spending · +1.0% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

17,017SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

331,916population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

2.1million transactions · −1.6% against the same week last year

44.4SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −4.3% 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 Yanbu(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	905	−5.9%	16.0%
02	Groceries and food	884	+27.5%	15.7%
03	Restaurants and cafés	775	−1.2%	13.7%
04	Fuel stations	490	+1.6%	8.7%
05	Transport	486	+7.1%	8.6%
06	Clothing and footwear	444	+25.5%	7.9%
07	Professional services	354	−35.0%	6.3%
08	Health	287	−15.9%	5.1%
09	Vehicle trade	244	−2.6%	4.3%
10	Furniture and furnishings	192	−22.4%	3.4%
11	Medical services	182	+14.5%	3.2%
12	Jewellery	159	+48.7%	2.8%
13	Recreation and culture	140	−8.2%	2.5%
14	Vehicle maintenance	128	+39.1%	2.3%
15	Building materials	96	+7.0%	1.7%
16	Hotels	93	−4.4%	1.6%
17	Bakeries and sweets	85	−6.7%	1.5%
18	Books and stationery	73	−10.7%	1.3%
19	Education	73	+0.7%	1.3%
20	Recreation	67	−5.4%	1.2%
21	Electronics	66	+24.8%	1.2%
22	Personal care	58	+15.0%	1.0%
23	Telecommunications	55	+58.2%	1.0%
24	Car rental	49	−16.3%	0.9%
25	Pharmacies	47	−66.5%	0.8%
26	Public utilities	43	−23.1%	0.8%
27	Freight and courier	29	+0.2%	0.5%
28	Other transport	22	+24.0%	0.4%
29	Laundries	21	−0.6%	0.4%
30	Airlines	13	+70.8%	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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