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Saudi POS Spending Slips to SAR 13.8B, Multi-Year Trend Intact
Saudi POS transactions hit SAR 13.8B in the week ended June 6, down from SAR 14.4B, but the four-week moving average remains elevated vs prior years, signaling resilient consumer spending.
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Saudi Arabian point-of-sale transactions totaled SAR 13.8 billion in the week ended June 6, SAMA data show. That is down from SAR 14.4 billion the prior week and from the 2025 high of SAR 15.3 billion recorded earlier this year.
The weekly dip is largely a timing effect. Spending in Saudi Arabia tends to rise in weeks that coincide with government salary disbursement–the 27th of each month–and fall in the weeks before that date. The week ended June 6 fell just before the salary cycle, so the decline fits the pattern.
The four-week moving average, which smooths out those payroll fluctuations, stood at SAR 14 billion. That is the more useful read for trend watchers. The average has been climbing over the past four years. In 2025, the four-week average has ranged between SAR 11.4 billion and SAR 15.3 billion. Compare that with SAR 11.5 billion to SAR 13.8 billion in 2024, SAR 10.4 billion to SAR 12.7 billion in 2023, and SAR 9.4 billion to SAR 11.6 billion in 2022. The step-up each year is clear.