Middle East
Founders aligned with Vision 2030 priority sectors, Saudi Arabia
Vision 2030 deploys PIF capital across tourism, entertainment, logistics, mining and tech, with MISA licensing for foreign investors. Saudi is the largest MENA economy and runs 50 DTAs covering the UK, France, Germany, Japan and China.
PIF backedMISA license50 DTAs
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
20%
Fastest setup
8 weeks
Tax treaties
50
Region
Middle East
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: SAR 500,000
- Administrative language: Arabic
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 20%
- Effective rate ~0%
- Tax treaties 50
- VAT rate 15%
- Withholding on dividends 5%
Key treaty partners
UKFranceGermanyJapanChinaIndia
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe not supported
- Wise supported
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you are an SME or need quick, cheap setup
Saudi requires SAR 500K minimum share capital, 4-8 week incorporation, year-1 costs of SAR 20-60K and 30-90 day bank account openings, with Arabic language administration. For lean MENA entry:
SAR 500K min capitalArabic admin4-8 week setup