Saudization and Nitaqat planner
Compare Saudization with the activity thresholds in the 2026 guide, explore 2026–2028 and model additional fully counted Saudi employees.
Enter the figures you want to check
Enter a positive workforce average in at least one field.Choose an activity and year from the published list.Calculations run only in your browser. Values are neither saved nor sent to us.
Calculation results
Saudization ratio
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Estimated band
Next band
Fully counted Saudi hires for next band
Low-green threshold
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Medium-green threshold
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High-green threshold
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Platinum threshold
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Total below 6: this model does not assign a band or hiring count. Review small-entity classification and workforce counting in Qiwa.
An additions-only scenario cannot reach the next band with this curve and these inputs. Review official classification and counting before preparing a hiring plan.
The estimate is platinum; this table has no higher band. The result does not confirm eligibility for Qiwa services.
How are the results calculated?
Saudization = counted Saudi average ÷ (counted Saudi average + counted expatriate average) × 100.
Each threshold = m × natural logarithm of total counted workforce + t; m and t come from the official appendix for the activity and year.
Compare the ratio with unrounded thresholds; reaching the lower threshold enters that band. Displayed percentages are rounded to two decimals.
The hiring scenario adds one fully counted employee to both Saudi and total workforce, recalculating the moving threshold to find the smallest feasible whole number for the next band.
Assumptions and limits
- This independent planner uses the official guide’s formula and constants; Qiwa determines the official band and service status. An entity combines branches of the same activity under the guide’s definition, not an arbitrarily selected branch.
- Enter averages after the applicable counting rules, not a simple list headcount. The model does not derive wage, part-time, student, disability or flexible-work weights and does not assume every Saudi counts as one.
- The model estimates bands for counted totals of 6 or more. Below that it shows only the ratio and directs you to Qiwa’s small-entity rules. This is the tool’s scope boundary, not a finding that requirements are satisfied.
- The hiring scenario holds expatriates constant and assumes new Saudis are fully reflected in the counted average. Additions alone may not reach the next band because its threshold moves with size; this is not a dismissal recommendation or a promise of service eligibility.
Official source: HRSD — Nitaqat Developed 2026 guide, formula and Appendix 1