The Saudi Arabia country code is +966 — gateway to the GCC's largest economy + 36 million people across the Kingdom, with ~46 million mobile subscriptions across STC (Saudi Telecom Company), Mobily, Zain Saudi + Lebara. The number every Saudi bank, Absher, Nafath + Tawakkalna verification expects.
Saudi Arabia uses +966 — a 3-digit country code in ITU zone 9 alongside most of West Asia + South Asia. Here is what every Saudi number looks like + the rules the CST enforces.
Saudi Arabia has used the +966 country code since 1968, when the ITU placed it in zone 9 alongside Iran +98, Pakistan +92, Afghanistan +93, India +91, the UAE +971, Israel +972, Bahrain +973, Qatar +974, Kuwait +965, Oman +968 and Yemen +967. The "66" suffix matches Saudi position in the zone-9 numbering sequence.
Saudi Arabia's telecom industry is regulated by CST (Communications, Space & Technology Commission, formerly CITC). Three major mobile carriers operate: STC (Saudi Telecom Company, ~22M subs, ~64% market share — the former government monopoly), Mobily (~12M, owned by UAE's Etisalat), Zain Saudi (~10M, owned by Kuwait's Zain). All are GSM/LTE/5G with Saudi 5G deployed in 2019.
Saudi area codes are 2 digits including the leading 0 — <b>011</b> Riyadh + central, <b>012</b> Jeddah + Mecca + west, <b>013</b> Dammam + east, <b>014</b> Medina + Tabuk + NW, <b>016</b> Qassim + Hail + north, <b>017</b> Abha + Najran + south. Saudi mobiles all start with <b>5</b> (05XX domestically; +966 5XX internationally).
Saudi Arabia simplified its numbering in 2010. Before 2010, Saudi area codes were a mix of 1-digit + 2-digit lengths + landlines were 7 digits. The CST (then CITC) overhauled the entire numbering plan in 2010: all area codes became uniform 2 digits, all landlines became 7 digits (so 9 digits total after the leading 0), all mobiles became 9 digits (05XX-XXX-XXXX). This made +966 numbers fully compliant with the modern ITU-T E.164 international format.
A Saudi Arabian phone number in international format is written as +966 [area code without 0] [local]. For example, +966 11 4012 222 for a Riyadh landline (domestic 011 4012 222), +966 12 6500 000 for Jeddah, or +966 5XX XXX XXXX for an STC mobile.
Saudi mobile numbers all start with 5 (05XX domestically; +966 5XX internationally). The leading 0 across all Saudi numbers (011, 012, 05) is the national trunk prefix — dropped when dialing from abroad. Every Saudi number is exactly 9 digits domestically (10 with leading 0), 12 digits total internationally with +966.
From the diplomatic quarter in Riyadh to the Hajj gateway in Jeddah, every Saudi number lives behind a +966. Pick the area code that matches your customer city.
Every country uses a different international exit code before the +966 KSA country code. From any mobile, the + symbol replaces the exit code automatically — so +966 11 4012 222 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0 from Saudi numbers when dialing from abroad.
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+966 reaches the GCC's largest economy + the world's largest oil exporter. Absher, Nafath, Tawakkalna + every Saudi bank verify with +966 mobile.
Saudi banks (Al Rajhi Bank, SNB Saudi National Bank, SAB, Riyad Bank, Alinma Bank, STC Pay) + Absher (Ministry of Interior portal) + Nafath (national ID auth) + Tawakkalna (health app) all require +966 mobile OTPs.
+966 reaches the engine of Crown Prince MBS's Vision 2030 transformation — NEOM, The Line, Red Sea Project, Qiddiya, Diriyah Gate. Foreign businesses + investors need a Saudi number to navigate these mega-projects.
An 011 code says "Riyadh — King Fahd Road, Olaya, KAFD financial district, the Royal Court". A 012 says "Jeddah — King Abdulaziz International Airport, Hajj gateway, Red Sea coast". A 013 says "Dammam/Khobar — Aramco country".
Saudi Arabia is the centerpiece of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). A +966 line is treated as native within the GCC bloc + opens doors across Bahrain +973, Kuwait +965, Oman +968, Qatar +974 + UAE +971 — all under one regional commercial structure.
Saudi Arabia runs on Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) — same clock as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq + most of East Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia). No DST adjustments. Friday-Saturday weekend (not Saturday-Sunday).
A +966 12 (Mecca) or +966 14 (Medina) line is essential for Hajj + Umrah service businesses — ~10M Hajj/Umrah pilgrims annually from 180+ countries. Saudi tourism is unlocking with Vision 2030 e-visa reform.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 966 11 4012 222 for a Riyadh landline, or 011 966 5XX XXX XXXX for a Saudi STC mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +.00 966 12 6500 000 for a Jeddah landline. India-Saudi is a heavy telecom route — ~2.5M Indian expats live + work in KSA, plus Hajj/Umrah travelers.00 966 13 8801 000 for Dammam. UAE-KSA cross-border telecom is extremely heavy — Dubai + Abu Dhabi to Riyadh + Jeddah connections take 1-2 seconds via GCC fiber backbones.+966 [area code without 0] [7-digit local] for landlines or +966 5XX XXX XXXX for mobiles. Example: +966 11 4012 222 for Riyadh, +966 12 6500 000 for Jeddah, +966 5XX XXX XXXX for a Saudi mobile.00 [country] for outbound international.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.