Saudi Arabia VAT calculator

Art. 2(2) of the KSA VAT Law (Royal Decree M/113), as amended on 24/10/1441H: the 15% standard rate
Read against the statuteSeptember 2026

Saudi Arabia

What do you want to work out?

Amount before VAT

SAR

The net amount as you write it on the invoice, before VAT is added.

VAT rate

15% since 1 July 2020, per ZATCA. The rate is set by law and is not typed in.

Worked out on this device. Your figures are not sent anywhere.

Total including VAT

Example

11,500.00 SAR

15% VAT on 10,000.00 SAR

This is an estimate from the figures you entered, not financial advice.

Breakdown

Amount before VAT	10,000.00 SAR
VAT amount	1,500.00 SAR
Total including VAT	11,500.00 SAR

Figures are rounded to the currency's smallest unit, and the total is built from the rounded amount and VAT, so the three invoice lines add up exactly.

What this rests on

Art. 2(2) of the KSA VAT Law (Royal Decree M/113), as amended on 24/10/1441H: the 15% standard rateIn force since 1 July 2020

Next step

To check this, or for anything official:

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

zatca.gov.sa

Net, VAT and total in three lines you can copy straight onto your invoice.

Add 15% to a pre-tax amount, or extract the VAT from a tax-inclusive total, at the statutory rate in force in Saudi Arabia since July 2020.

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How is VAT worked out in each direction?

VAT when adding = amount before VAT x 15%
Total = amount before VAT + VAT
Amount before VAT when extracting = total / 1.15
Extracted VAT = total minus the amount before VAT, not total x 15%

Symbols

Amount before VAT: The net figure the tax is charged on. It is what you type in add mode, and what comes out in extract mode
Total: The amount with the VAT inside it. It is 115% of the net, which is why subtracting the rate from it does not work
Rate: 15% by law since 1 July 2020, not a field you fill in; it moves by legislation, not by a setting here

What is the VAT on 10,000 SAR, and the net inside 11,500?

A Saudi supplier issues a 10,000 SAR pre-tax invoice for a service taxed at the standard rate, then checks the sum in reverse starting from the total.

VAT: 10,000 x 15% = 1,500 SAR
Total: 10,000 + 1,500 = 11,500 SAR
In reverse: 11,500 / 1.15 = 10,000 SAR before VAT
Extracted VAT: 11,500 minus 10,000 = 1,500 SAR, the same answer

The invoice reads 10,000 SAR net, 1,500 SAR VAT and 11,500 SAR total. Subtracting 15% from the total instead of dividing would have shown a net of 9,775 SAR, an error of 225 SAR.

What carries the standard rate, and when must you register?

VAT in Saudi Arabia is 15% on supplies taxed at the standard rate, the figure in force since 1 July 2020 after the 5% that applied from the start of VAT in January 2018. The rate is fixed here and you do not type it in: it is the law, not a setting.

The two directions are not one sum run backwards. Adding VAT multiplies by 15%; taking it out of a tax-inclusive figure divides by 1.15, and the common error is to subtract 15% from the total instead. On an 11,500 SAR invoice, subtracting gives a net of 9,775 SAR rather than 10,000, which is 225 SAR short every time.

Registration is mandatory once your taxable supplies pass 375,000 SAR over twelve months, and voluntary from 187,500 SAR. Not every supply carries 15% either: some are zero-rated and some exempt, and deciding which description a supply takes is a question for the authority or a qualified accountant.

VAT when adding = amount before VAT x 15%
Amount before VAT when extracting = total / 1.15
Extracted VAT = total minus the amount before VAT, not total x 15%
Mandatory registration at 375,000 SAR, voluntary at 187,500 SAR over twelve months

Questions about VAT in Saudi Arabia

What is the VAT rate in Saudi Arabia?

The standard rate is 15%, in force since 1 July 2020; it was 5% from the start of VAT on 1 January 2018. It applies to standard-rated supplies, which is most goods and services.

How do I extract VAT from a tax-inclusive amount?

Divide the total by 1.15 to get the amount before VAT, then subtract that from the total to get the VAT. Do not subtract 15% from the total: that is a different sum and it comes out too low.

Why does subtracting differ from dividing?

Because the 15% is charged on the net amount, not on the total. The total is 115% of the net, so VAT is about 13.04% of the total rather than 15% of it, which is why subtracting comes out low.

When do I have to register for VAT?

Registration is mandatory once taxable supplies exceed 375,000 SAR over twelve months, and voluntary above 187,500 SAR. Check your own position with ZATCA.

Is everything taxed at 15%?

No. Some supplies are zero-rated, such as exports, and some are exempt, such as certain financial services and residential leases. This calculator works at the standard rate only.

Why are the figures shown to two decimals?

Because the riyal divides into 100 halalas. The calculator rounds the VAT to the halala and then builds the total from the rounded amount and VAT, so the three invoice lines add up exactly.

Sources

Read against the statuteReviewed September 2026

Statutory articles this calculator applies

Art. 2(2) of the KSA VAT Law (Royal Decree M/113), as amended on 24/10/1441H: the 15% standard rate
Arts. 50(2) and 51(3) of the GCC Unified VAT Agreement: the mandatory and voluntary registration thresholds
ZATCA, goods and services subject to VAT: investment gold, silver and platinum

Saudi Labor Law: Royal Decree No. M/51 dated 23/8/1426H (27 Sep 2005), as amended (latest amendment Royal Decree No. M/44 of 1446H, in force 2025-02-19)