With more than 40,000 existing commercial registrations, the Tabuk region is drawing the features of a diverse economic base, led by wholesale and retail trade and construction , along with accommodation and food services, manufacturing industries and transportation, in a scene that reflects the multiplicity of business fields related to the needs of the population and the services provided in the region’s cities and governorates.
The Director of the Ministry of Commerce branch in the Tabuk region, Engineer Salem bin Suleiman Al-Wabari, explained that the total number of existing commercial registrations in the region reached (40,751) registrations by the last quarter of this year 2026 AD, indicating that the classification of economic activities shows a prominent presence of wholesale and retail trade, followed by construction activities, then accommodation and food services, as well as a group of industrial, service and professional activities, as the total number of registrations in the construction sector reached 8,250 registrations, which highlights the diversity of specializations included within this sector, in wholesale and retail trade and vehicle repair activities, in addition to 4,028 registrations related to the activity of supplies and grocery stores, 1,530 registrations in the trade of fruits and vegetables, in addition to 1,153 registrations for vehicle repair services, which reflects the diversity of activities related to daily trade and services provided to consumers.
He pointed out that the presence of service activities extended to restaurants and cafes, as 3,568 records were linked to restaurant activity with service, 2,321 records to buffets, and 2,240 records to beverage outlets and cafes. The data included activities related to transportation and storage, including 1,564 records for heavy goods transportation, in addition to various industrial and professional activities. In a group of service activities, the total number of records reached 4,030.
Commercial records in Tabuk city
At the level of the region's geographical scope, Engineer Al-Wabari stated that the city of Tabuk came first with 30,752 records, followed by the governorate of Umluj with 2,336 records, then Duba with 2,151 records, and Al-Wajh with 1,823 records, while the records in Tayma amounted to 1,359 records, Haql 928 records, and Al-Bada 486 records. The remaining 916 records were distributed among other centers, villages, and locations in the region. He emphasized that these indicators provide a picture of the size of the commercial base and its sectoral and geographical diversity, noting the extension of activities to governorates and centers, and the multiplicity of their fields between construction, food services, trade, transportation, industry, and professional services.
Engineer Al-Wabari explained that distributing the records across activities and geographical locations allows for a more comprehensive view of the business structure in the region, and shows the diversity of economic paths within it, from construction and services provided to residents to trade, logistics, industrial and professional activities, and the extent of its reach outside the main city.
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