E-commerce in Saudi Arabia Continues to spray the explosion, with online sales through the cards in the mada that reaches a record SAR69.3BN ($ 18.5bn) in the first quarter of 2025-mark year-year-old.
According to Saudi Central Bank’s May bulletin, the Q1 number represents a SR24.9bn ($ 6.6bn) from SR44.4bn ($ 11.9bn) recorded at the same time in 2024.
The number of transactions also ran, with more than 370m in just three months.
E-commerce in Saudi Arabia
On a quarterly basis, sales are climbing 26 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, which records consumer confidence and a continual shift in digital concentration.
In May alone, e-commerce sale reached SR27.4bn ($ 7.3bn), an 18 percent increase from April SR23.3BN ($ 6.2bn). The number of transactions exceeded 147m for the month.
Cumulative, from January to May 2025, the data reveals a 31.3 percent increase in the volume of shopping, increase in SR6.9BN) in January in May.
Recorded numbers emphasize the rapid change of the Kingdom, supported by widespread internal entry, government initiatives to develop adoption of increased, and a strong sector to increase.
