Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Symbol
- ر.س — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123,456.78 ر.س
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes SAR yet
Tax
Payment methods in Saudi Arabia
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 mada
- 02 card
- 03 apple pay
- 04 stc pay
- 05 tabby
- 06 tamara
- 07 google pay
- 08 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: mada, visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-SA
- Also used
- en-SA
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +966
- Mobile format
- +966 5X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Saudi Arabia: common questions
What currency does Saudi Arabia use?
Saudi Arabia uses the Saudi Riyal (SAR), symbol ر.س. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.78 ر.س.
How many decimal places does SAR have?
SAR has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Saudi Arabia?
The standard VAT rate in Saudi Arabia is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Saudi Arabia?
The methods that matter in Saudi Arabia, in rough order of use: mada, card, apple pay, stc pay, tabby, tamara, google pay, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia's country calling code is +966. Mobile numbers are formatted +966 5X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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