Riyadh Region
The workforce by activity, consumer spending, property indicators and inflation in Riyadh Region.
Workers by activity · Q1 2026
| Activity | Workers | of the region's workers | of this activity's workers nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 1,443,449 | 20.2% | 42.4% |
| Administrative and support service activities | 929,009 | 13.0% | 61.2% |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles | 684,022 | 9.6% | 37.7% |
| Manufacturing | 651,132 | 9.1% | 43.4% |
| Transportation and storage | 452,014 | 6.3% | 54.0% |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 219,181 | 3.1% | 30.6% |
| Human health and social work activities | 202,189 | 2.8% | 41.5% |
| Education | 192,330 | 2.7% | 60.0% |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 181,685 | 2.5% | 61.4% |
| Public administration and defence | 170,495 | 2.4% | 55.9% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 167,228 | 2.3% | 67.6% |
| Information and communication | 153,602 | 2.1% | 84.8% |
| Other service activities | 145,665 | 2.0% | 47.8% |
| Financial and insurance activities | 84,111 | 1.2% | 77.4% |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 50,509 | 0.7% | 53.1% |
| Real estate activities | 38,411 | 0.5% | 49.0% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 25,569 | 0.4% | 52.3% |
| Mining and quarrying | 21,350 | 0.3% | 10.4% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 16,861 | 0.2% | 38.2% |
Workers registered with social insurance and the civil service.Read more
The last column is the region's share of everyone working in that activity nationally. Register-based employment follows the enterprise's registered head office, which concentrates the workforce in head-office regions such as Riyadh. Source: GASTAT, workers by administrative region and economic activity ↗.
Card spending in Riyadh
Point-of-sale sales by month; May 2025 is the last month published at this level of detail. Source: Saudi Central Bank, point-of-sale transactions by city ↗.
Property price index
2023 prices = 100, and each point of difference is 1%, so a reading of 116.0 means property in the region costs about 16.0% more than in 2023.Read more
A quarterly index covering residential, commercial and agricultural property. The base year is a reference point the authority picks and resets every few years; it does not mean that year's prices were a benchmark. Source: GASTAT, real estate price index ↗.
Consumer price inflation, year on year
Source: GASTAT, inflation by region ↗.
Tourist accommodation occupancy rate
| Type | Dec 2024 | the same month in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Hotels | 69% | 71% |
| Apartments and other | 72% | 75% |
Occupancy at tourist accommodation: units occupied against the capacity available. Source: Ministry of Tourism, occupancy rate ↗.
New commercial registrations by sole traders
New commercial registrations by sole traders issued in the region during the year.Read more
In 2022, the last year the source published, 79,397 were issued. Source: Saudi Central Bank, new commercial registrations ↗.
Bank branches operating in the region: 597 at the end of Q2 2026. Source: Saudi Central Bank, bank branches ↗.
Cities in the region
Every city has its own page: enterprises by activity, property transactions and prices by district.