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Saudi business and market data across sectors, enterprises, and capital flows.

Saudi business and market data across sectors, enterprises, and capital flows.

Market brief

1 Nov 2026
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أغلق مؤشر تاسي العام عند 9,921.50 نقطة بتراجع 1.02%، وبلغ خام برنت 113.43 دولاراً للبرميل (−1.26%)، وجرام الذهب 467.23 ريالاً (−3.13%).The Saudi index closed at 9,921.50, down 1.02%, Brent stood at $113.43 a barrel (−1.26%), a gram of gold was SAR 467.23 (−3.13%).

Consumer demandDemand weekly

تراجع إنفاق نقاط البيع بنسبة 6.3% خلال الأسبوع ليبلغ 12.9 مليار ريال؛ واتسع نطاق التراجع، إذ اقتصر الارتفاع على 5 أنشطة من أصل 19 نشاطاً ترصدها النشرة، تشكل مجتمعة 12% من إنفاق الأسبوع السابق.Point-of-sale spending fell 6.3% over the week to SAR 12.9 billion. The fall is broad: the rise was confined to 5 of the 19 activities the bulletin tracks, activities, together 12% of the previous week's spending.

المدن والأنشطةCities & activities weekly

شمل التراجع كافة المدن الـ60 المرصودة، وكان أكبر أثر لنشاط الأطعمة والمشروبات بمساهمة سالبة بلغت 1.49 نقطة مئوية من إجمالي التغير.The fall covered all 60 cities tracked, and Food & Beverages weighed most, contributing −1.49 percentage points of the total change.

الإنتاجOutput quarterly

انكمش الناتج المحلي الإجمالي الحقيقي بنسبة 5.8% على أساس سنوي بضغط رئيسي من التعدين (4.43 نقطة مئوية سالبة)، مقابل نمو القطاع غير النفطي بنسبة 0.85%.Real GDP contracted 5.8% year on year, driven mainly by Mining (−4.43 percentage points). Non-oil activities grew 0.85%.

المالMoney monthly

ارتفعت ودائع القطاع المصرفي إلى 3.08 تريليون ريال بنهاية سبتمبر 2026، بنمو سنوي قدره 4.8%، بالتزامن مع نمو المعروض النقدي بنسبة 4.8% سنوياً، ومعدل الريبو عند 4.50%.Banking-sector deposits rose to SAR 3.08 trillion at end-September 2026, an annual gain of 4.8%, alongside 4.8% growth in the money supply and a repo rate of 4.50%.

EnterprisesEnterprises quarterly

بلغ إجمالي المنشآت النشطة 1,835,952 منشأة في الربع الثالث من 2026، منها 63,562 منشأة حديثة التأسيس خلال الربع، مع طرح 191 منافسة وعملية شراء حكومية معلنة.Active enterprises totalled 1,835,952 in Q3 2026, of which 63,562 were newly registered during the quarter, with 191 government tenders and direct purchases currently open.

Consumer demand weekly Show all

Weekly point-of-sale sales across economic activities, and each activity's weight in the week's total. week 13–19 Sep 2026

يقل إنفاق الأسبوع الحالي بنسبة 11.4% عن متوسط الأسابيع الأربعة الماضية. تنويه: يستحوذ بند «أنشطة أخرى» غير المصنفة على 14.9% من إجمالي العمليات؛ وتدخل قيمته ضمن الإجمالي العام لاحتساب الأوزان النسبية مع استبعاده من جدول الترتيب القطاعي.Weekly spending is 11.4% below the four-week moving average. Note: unclassified activities account for 14.9% of total point-of-sale turnover; their value is included in the totals used for weighting and excluded from the sector ranking.

Card spending, the last eight weeksbillion riyals weekly
NewestOldest
19 Sep202612.9▼ 6.3%12 Sep202613.8▼ 12.9%5 Sep202628–415.8▲ 0.2%29 Aug202628–415.8▲ 11.5%22 Aug202614.2▼ 0.1%15 Aug202614.2▼ 2.8%8 Aug202628–414.6▼ 10.5%1 Aug202628–416.3—

Each box is a week ending on the date shown; the bars are relative, for comparing the periods, and do not start at zero. A week tagged «28–4» contains days 28–4 of the month — the days on which spending is consistently higher in our own series, by +12% against an ordinary week.

Card spending, the last twelve monthsbillion riyals monthly
NewestOldest
September202661.2▼ 7.4%August202666.1▲ 4.6%July202663.2▲ 9.4%June202657.8▼ 8.9%May202663.5▲ 8.1%April202658.7▼ 11.7%March202666.5▲ 10.4%February202660.2▼ 5.9%January202664.0▲ 4.2%December202561.5▲ 3.6%November202559.3▼ 1.4%October202560.2—

Each box is one month: monthly point-of-sale sales, the last twelve published months.

This week12.9 billion riyals▼ 6.3%week 13–19 Sep 2026Weekly average, last four weeks14.6 billion riyals▼ 1.6%on the four before themLatest month61.2 billion riyals▼ 7.4%Sep 2026The same month a year earlier58.5 billion riyals▲ 4.6%Sep 2025Since the start of the year561 billion riyals▲ 5.9%on the same period a year earlier

The upper bar is the current week; the thin bar under it is the previous week. · Source: Saudi Central Bank, weekly point-of-sale operations

Cities by spending weekly Show all

A geographic reading of point-of-sale sales across the Kingdom's cities over a single week. week 13–19 Sep 2026

تستأثر الرياض بحصة 36.1% من إجمالي الإنفاق الأسبوعي في المملكة، وسط انخفاض عام شمل كافة المدن خلال هذا الأسبوع.Riyadh accounts for 36.1% of the Kingdom's weekly point-of-sale spending, amid a decline covering every city this week.

Largest city by spendingRiyadh36.1% of national spendingTop three cities' share of national spending54.9%Riyadh, Jeddah, DammamWeekly breadthFell across the board60 cities trackedBest performingAl Khubar▼ 0.7%385 million riyals ← 382 million riyalsWeakestMahayel▼ 12.8%60.6 million riyals ← 52.8 million riyals

The upper bar is the current week; the thin bar under it is the previous week. The denominator is total national spending, including what falls outside the named cities. · Source: Saudi Central Bank, weekly point-of-sale operations

Sectors by output quarterly Show all

Value added by economic activity at constant prices, each sector's share of output, and its growth on the matching quarter. Q2 2026

تمثل القطاعات الآخذة في النمو 51.1% من الناتج المحلي، في حين قاد التعدين التراجع بمساهمة سالبة بلغت 4.43 نقطة مئوية.Sectors in growth make up 51.1% of output, while Mining led the decline with a negative contribution of 4.43 percentage points.

Real output, the last eight quarterstrillion riyals quarterly
NewestOldest
Q220261.13▼ 9.0%Q120261.24▼ 2.8%Q420251.28▲ 4.0%Q320251.23▲ 2.4%Q220251.20▼ 0.7%Q120251.21▼ 0.4%Q420241.21▲ 3.9%Q320241.17—

Each box is one quarter: real output, summed across the published categories, the last eight quarters.

Real output1.13 trillion riyals▼ 5.8%Q2 2026Growing sectors' share of output51.1%7 of 11Largest effectMining−4.43 percentage pointsFastest growingFinance and insurance+3.3%

Output is published in eleven categories that together cover the whole economy, and seven ISIC sections do not appear in it on their own — so some categories hold more than their name says. Those are marked «aggregated category». · Source: GASTAT, national accounts

Money flows monthly Show all

How liquidity and credit are distributed across the banking system: deposits, sector financing books, the money supply and the benchmark rates. Sep 2026

الائتمان المصرفي للأنشطة الاقتصادية 3.50 تريليون ريال، أعلى بـ7.3% عن السنة الماضية، وأكبر قطاع مقترض الخدمات الأخرى.Bank credit to economic activities is SAR 3.50 trillion, 7.3% above a year earlier, and the largest borrowing sector is Other services.

Banking system deposits3.08 trillion riyals▼ 0.1%Sep 2026Credit to economic activities3.50 trillion riyals▲ 7.3%Sep 2026Money supply3.32 trillion riyals▲ 4.8%Sep 2026Repo rate4.50%Sep 2026Three-month SAIBOR5.013%Sep 2026mada cash withdrawals25.2 billion riyalsSep 2026

Credit outstanding is what the sector still owes at month end, not what it borrowed during it. · Source: Saudi Central Bank, bank credit by sector

Enterprises quarterly Show all

Active enterprises distributed across economic activities, and how many were registered during the quarter. Q3 2026

1,835,952 منشأة نشطة في الربع الثالث من 2026، سجّل منها 63,562 في الربع نفسه، وأكبر نشاط بالعدد تشييد المباني بـ245,012 منشأة.1,835,952 active enterprises in Q3 2026, 63,562 of them registered in that quarter, and the largest activity by count is construction of buildings with 245,012.

Active enterprises1,835,952Q3 2026Registered in the quarter63,562Q2 2026Factories11,991Newly registered enterprises640,636in 2024Deregistered enterprises279,614in 2024Records pending sector classification468,54225.5% of all records

Activities as the open-data portal classifies them, covering every size of enterprise. Records whose activity is not yet classified are counted in the total and excluded from the sector ranking. · Source: GASTAT

Top free apps today daily Show all

The free-app ranking in the Saudi Apple App Store, read this morning. 2026-11-01

تصدّر Google Gemini وتيرة الصعود اليومي بتقدمه إلى المرتبة 4، مع احتفاظ 8 من 10 تطبيقات بمواقعها ضمن العشرة الأوائل.Google Gemini led the day's climbers, advancing to number 4, with 8 of 10 apps holding their place in the top ten.

Biggest daily climbGoogle Gemini▲ 3up from 7 to 4Biggest daily fallAlmanea▼ 7down from 2 to 9Top-ten retention8 of 10held their place on the listRank stability0 of 10kept the same rankMost represented categoryProductivity3 of 10 apps

Rank movement is computed by comparing today's reading with Riyal Business's own archive of the previous day, since the store publishes only the current ranking. · Source: Apple App Store (Saudi Arabia)

Biggest rises and falls in spending weekly Show all

The activities that grew and contracted most in point-of-sale value, against the previous week. week 13–19 Sep 2026

أكبر أثر مفرد في تغير الأسبوع من الأطعمة والمشروبات: خصم 1.49 نقطة مئوية من 6.3% الإجمالية.The largest single effect on the week came from Food & Beverages, which took 1.49 pp off the total 6.3%.

Share-weighted diffusion12%5 of 19 activities roseDiffusion by count26%5 of 19Total spending12.9 billion riyals▼ 6.3%on the previous weekLargest negative effectFood & Beverages−1.49 percentage pointsLargest positive effectFurniture & Home Supplies+0.37 percentage points

The share-weighted diffusion index measures the share of the previous period's total spending held by the activities that rose; above 50% the move is market-wide rather than confined to individual activities. Both lists are limited to activities selling more than fifty million riyals a week. · Source: Saudi Central Bank, weekly point-of-sale operations

Macroeconomic indicators Show all

The latest official reading published for each indicator, the reading before it, and the difference.

IndicatorLatest readingPrevious readingChangePeriod
Real GDP growth, non-oil activities0.85 %2.78▼ 1.93Q2 2026
Nominal GDP1,195 billion riyals1,206▼ 11Q2 2026
Consumer price inflation, year on year1.87 %1.82▲ 0.05Sep 2026
Consumer price index106 index points106—Sep 2026
Producer price index108 index points108—Aug 2026
Construction cost index104 index points104—Sep 2026
Employment-to-population ratio65.17 %65.12▲ 0.05Q2 2026
Merchandise exports87.24 billion riyals84.46▲ 2.77Aug 2026
Merchandise imports71.64 billion riyals71.22▲ 0.42Aug 2026
Merchandise trade balance15.60 billion riyals13.24▲ 2.36Aug 2026
Current account-35.52 billion riyals15.43▼ 50.95Q2 2026
Workers' remittances sent abroad68.27 billion riyals64.84▲ 3.44Q2 2026
Indicators in the table12all officialNewest readingSep 2026Oldest reading in the tableQ2 2026

· Source: GASTAT and the Saudi Central Bank

Latest published on Etimad daily Show all

Open competitions and direct purchases announced by government bodies, under each one's registered name.

77 من 191 منافسة تغلق خلال سبعة أيام، وأكثر الجهات طرحاً الهيئة السعودية للمياه بـ40 منها.77 of 191 tenders close within seven days, and the most active body is Saudi Water Authority with 40 of them.

Open right now191on the platformClosing within seven days77of 191Highest booklet fee5,000 riyals191 of 191 charge a feeMost active bodySaudi Water Authority40 of 191Most requested activityTrade in new spare parts35 of 191

The booklet fee is a rough size indicator only; Etimad does not publish the contract value. · Source: Etimad

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