Saudi VAT Calculator (15%) Widget

Add 15% VAT to a net price or take it out of a VAT-inclusive one under ZATCA's rules, to the halala - and see why an export and a residential lease both carry no VAT yet are treated differently for the seller.

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Saudi Arabia's standard VAT rate has been 15% since 1 July 2020, when Royal Order A/638 amended Article 2 of the VAT Law (it was 5% from January 2018). Adding VAT multiplies the net price by 15%; removing it divides the inclusive price by 1.15, so SAR 1,150 is SAR 1,000 plus SAR 150 VAT - multiplying 1,150 by 15% would overstate the tax. Two kinds of supply carry no VAT for the customer. Zero-rated supplies, such as exports, international transport and qualifying medicines, are taxable at 0%, so the seller can still recover the VAT on its costs. Exempt supplies - margin-based financial services like loan profit, the sale of real estate (which pays the separate 5% Real Estate Transaction Tax instead) and residential rent - are outside VAT, and the related input tax cannot be recovered. The widget is the same shared GCC VAT engine as A2Z's UAE calculator, reading the 15% from the Saudi rule file.

Calculation method

  • Adding VAT: VAT = net x 15%; total = net + VAT
  • Removing VAT: net = total / 1.15; VAT = total - net
  • Zero-rated and exempt: VAT = 0 (input tax recovery differs)
  • Rounded to the halala (SAR 0.01)

Worked examples

Adding VAT

Inputs: SAR 1,000 before VAT

Result: VAT SAR 150; total SAR 1,150

Removing VAT

Inputs: SAR 1,150 including VAT

Result: Net SAR 1,000; VAT SAR 150

1,150 / 1.15.

A calculation aid, not tax advice. ZATCA's legislation and guidelines decide how a supply is treated.

Limitations

  • Does not decide whether a particular supply is zero-rated or exempt - the VAT Implementing Regulations set the conditions.
  • Reverse charge, special zones, the profit-margin scheme and e-invoicing requirements are not modelled.
  • Rounds each amount to the halala; ZATCA's line-level e-invoice rounding is not applied.

Where publishers use it

  • A Saudi e-commerce store's pricing page showing VAT-inclusive and net prices
  • An accountant's ZATCA compliance blog with a live 15% example
  • A restaurant or contractor's quotation page in Arabic and English
  • A café, salon or workshop printing simplified tax invoices that show the VAT-inclusive total

Questions

What is the VAT rate in Saudi Arabia?

15% on standard-rated supplies since 1 July 2020 (Royal Order A/638 amending Article 2 of the VAT Law). It was 5% from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2020.

How do I remove 15% VAT from a price?

Divide the VAT-inclusive price by 1.15. SAR 1,150 including VAT is SAR 1,000 net and SAR 150 VAT.

Is there VAT on buying property in Saudi Arabia?

No. Since 4 October 2020 the sale of real estate is exempt from VAT and the seller pays the 5% Real Estate Transaction Tax instead. Residential rent is also exempt; commercial rent is standard-rated.

What is the difference between zero-rated and exempt?

Both charge the customer no VAT. Zero-rated supplies are taxable at 0%, so the supplier recovers VAT on its costs; exempt supplies are outside the tax, so it cannot.

Rules and official sources

Every legal or regulatory figure this widget uses is listed here, with the official page it was read from. The widget reads them from A2Z's rule file for Saudi Arabia; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.

RuleOfficial sourceIn force fromLast verifiedNext review
Saudi VAT standard rate
15% of the value of a taxable supply from 1 July 2020 (Royal Order A/638 amended VAT Law Art. 2; 5% from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2020). Exempt: margin-based financial services (VAT IR Art. 29), sale of real estate and residential leases (Art. 30). Zero-rated: exports of goods and services, international transport, qualifying medicines and medical equipment, investment metals. 		ZATCA: About VAT (Royal Order A/638 amending VAT Law Art. 2)
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) - Royal Order A/638; VAT Law (Royal Decree M/113) Art. 2		 1 Jul 2020 7 Oct 2026 5 Apr 2027

Sources

  1. ZATCA: About VAT (Royal Order A/638 amending VAT Law Art. 2) - Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) . Royal Order A/638; VAT Law (Royal Decree M/113) Art. 2. Verified 2026-10-07.

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