Asia · Verified annual-leave guide

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

The statutory minimum is 21 days per year, rising to 30 days after five consecutive years with the same employer.

Statutory paid annual leave21 days; 30 days after 5 consecutive years with the same employerAnnual-leave context

Comparable 5-day-week equivalent15 days at year 1; 21.4 at 5 years; 21.4 at 10 yearsNormalized comparison value; see method below.

Official sourceVerifiedSaudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development

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Eid periods can create substantial blocks of time off, but exact dates depend on official announcements.
Saudi National Day can provide an additional opportunity depending on the weekday.
Entitlement increases after five consecutive years with the same employer under the cited rule.

Legal basis and comparison method

The statutory minimum is 21 days per year, rising to 30 days after five consecutive years with the same employer.

Normalization: The ranking normalizes 21- and 30-day leave periods using a 5/7 workweek ratio.

Equivalent by service length

1st year / first full entitlement	15 days
2 years	15 days
5 years	21.4 days
10 years	21.4 days
20+ years	21.4 days

Simplified comparison points. Actual legal thresholds may use anniversaries, cumulative service, education credits or other rules.

Regional and calendar caveats

The planner combines weekends with supported public-holiday data and can use first-level regional calendars where the dataset provides them. Employer-specific, municipal and sector-specific days can still differ.

Official employment source: Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. Open official guidance ↗

This is a planning aid, not employment-law advice. Entitlement can depend on tenure, work pattern, sector, contract, collective agreement and regional law.

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