Northern Borders Region
The workforce by activity, consumer spending, property indicators and inflation in Northern Borders Region.
Workers by activity · Q1 2026
| Activity | Workers | of the region's workers | of this activity's workers nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 14,484 | 25.5% | 0.4% |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles | 11,781 | 20.7% | 0.6% |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 5,805 | 10.2% | 0.8% |
| Manufacturing | 5,552 | 9.8% | 0.4% |
| Administrative and support service activities | 4,498 | 7.9% | 0.3% |
| Public administration and defence | 3,441 | 6.0% | 1.1% |
| Other service activities | 2,657 | 4.7% | 0.9% |
| Transportation and storage | 2,516 | 4.4% | 0.3% |
| Human health and social work activities | 1,993 | 3.5% | 0.4% |
| Education | 1,596 | 2.8% | 0.5% |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 399 | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 236 | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Mining and quarrying | 234 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Real estate activities | 198 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 179 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 168 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Information and communication | 127 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and insurance activities | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 Ar'ar
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 points, and each point of difference is 1%, so a reading of 103.9 means property in the region is about 3.9% above 2023 prices.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 | 47% | 44% |
| Apartments and other | 40% | 43% |
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, 3,595 were issued. Source: Saudi Central Bank, new commercial registrations ↗.
Bank branches operating in the region: 19 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.