Population

34,218,169 (2019)

Official language

Arabic

Currency

SAR ر.س - Saudi Riyal

Capital

Riyadh

Time Zone

UTC+3 (AST)

Dialling Code

+966

Area (sq. miles)

830,000

GDP

$1.924 trillion (PPP)

Important Ministries

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Media 

VAT on Books

0% for books and eBooks

Fixed Book Price Systems

No

Trade Associations

Saudi Publishers Association 

Statistics

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Publishing Industry Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities (SlideShare, Tahseen Consulting2015) 

Mini market profile Saudi Arabia (PA, 2016) [link to download/view] 

Saudi Arabia Publishing Market Profile (PA, 2006) [link to download/view] 

Annual Book Fairs

Riyadh International Book Fair is held over 10 days in March.

Jeddah International Book Fair is held over 11 days in December/January. 

Useful Contacts

British Council

Email: KSAinfo@sa.britishcouncil.org
Tel: +966920003668 

Department for International Trade

Email: commercial.riyadh@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +966 (0) 11 4819 100

Publishers

Directory of Arab Publishers (Arab Publishers’ Association) 

Distributors

Many distributors in Saudi Arabia are also publishers and booksellers.
Directory of Saudi Distributors (Dar Al Sharouk)