Saudi Arabia's consumer spending rises 10% to SAR 133.5B in August

Consumer spending in Saudi Arabia rose 10% to SAR 133.5 billion in August 2025, compared to about SAR 120.9 billion in the same month of 2024.

Consumer spending in Saudi Arabia includes total cash withdrawals, point-of-sale (POS) transactions, and e-commerce sales through the Mada network.

POS sales in Saudi Arabia grew 7% year-on-year (YoY) in August 2025 to SAR 62.6 billion.

Sales in August were carried out through more than one billion transactions, across 2.2 million POS devices.

POS transactions represent consumer spending through debit and credit cards in shopping malls, retail outlets, pharmacies, and other stores.

Meanwhile, cash withdrawals from ATMs dropped by 7% YoY in August 2025 to about SAR 41.6 billion.

These withdrawals were conducted through 15,000 ATMs across banks and the Saudi network, via 113.8 million transactions. The total number of issued bank cards reached 59.9 million.

E-commerce sales through Mada cards surged to SAR 29.3 billion in August 2025, marking a 67% leap compared to the same period in 2024.

According to the Saudi Central Bank’s (SAMA) monthly data, these sales were carried out through 154.7 million transactions.

E-commerce sales include purchases made using Mada cards through online shopping websites and mobile applications, excluding transactions made via Visa, Mastercard, and other credit cards.