Skip to main content
Business Day Calculator

Business Days in March 2025 for Saudi Arabia

March 2025 has 20 working days under the Saudi public holiday calendar. March 2025 contains one Saudi public holiday on a weekday. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 10 are Friday and Saturday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Saudi Arabia.

working days

20

Calendar Days

31

Weekend Days

10

public holidays

1

Work Weeks

4.0

March 2025 business day calendar
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
wknd
2
3
4
5
6
7
wknd
8
wknd
9
10
11
12
13
14
wknd
15
wknd
16
17
18
19
20
21
wknd
22
wknd
23
24
25
26
27
28
wknd
29
wknd
30
Eid al-Fitr (day 1)
31
Eid al-Fitr (day 2)

public holidays in March 2025

Mon, Mar 31Eid al-Fitr (day 2)

Saudi Arabia March deadlines

ZATCA VAT for February is due March 31. Eid al-Fitr typically falls in late March or April (Islamic lunar calendar). The Capital Market Authority (CMA) listed-entity disclosures continue. The Saudi Vision 2030 quarterly economic indicators publish.

Day-of-Week Distribution

The count of each weekday in March 2025. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.

DayCount
Monday5
Tuesday4
Wednesday4
Thursday4
Friday4
Saturday5
Sunday5

Saudi Arabia reporting cycles and business-day rules

Saudi business-day cycles align with ZATCA (Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority) VAT monthly deadlines on the last day of the following month for filers with annual VATable supplies above SAR 40 million (quarterly otherwise). SAMA operates SARIE as the wholesale RTGS system on bank business days. The workweek is Sunday through Thursday; weekend is Friday-Saturday. Quarterly Zakat declarations under the Zakat regime apply to GCC nationals at 2.5%, with foreign-owned entities paying 20% corporate income tax under the Income Tax Law. Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange) trades Sunday through Thursday. CMA (Capital Market Authority) listed-entity disclosures follow quarterly cycles.

March 2025 working days compared by country

Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Saudi Arabia alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for March 2025.

How March 2025 compares year over year

March 2024 had 21 working days, so March 2025 has 1 fewer working day year over year. On the surrounding months, February 2025 has 20 working days and April 2025 has 20. Looking forward, March 2026 has 20 working days under the same Saudi public holiday calendar.

Using this calculator in Saudi Arabia

A Riyadh corporate treasurer uses the 20-day March 2025 count to align SAMA SARIE settlement with ZATCA VAT cutoffs at month-end. A Jeddah law firm uses business-day math to track Tadawul listed-entity quarterly disclosures and the Capital Market Authority approval windows. A Dammam petrochemical controller uses working-day counts to align quarterly Zakat (2.5%) declarations for GCC nationals and corporate income tax (20%) cycles for foreign-owned entities. The Sunday-Thursday workweek aligns settlement with GCC counterparties.

For informational purposes only

This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many business days are in March 2025 for Saudi public?
March 2025 has 20 working days under the Saudi public holiday calendar. The month spans 31 calendar days, of which 10 fall on a weekend and 1 is a Saudi public holiday that lands on a weekday. The remaining 20 weekdays are countable as working days for invoicing, deadline tracking, and contract math.
Which Saudi Arabia holidays affect March 2025?
March 2025 contains one Saudi public holiday: Eid al-Fitr (day 2) on Monday, March 31. Banks and Saudi Arabia financial markets close on each of these days. Regional or industry-specific closures may add further non-working days for narrower contract definitions; layer them into the calculator's Advanced options if needed.
Why does Saudi Arabia have a Sunday-Thursday workweek?
Saudi Arabia's workweek is Sunday through Thursday with a Friday-Saturday weekend, established by royal decree to align with the Islamic Friday congregational prayer (Jumu'ah). This calculator uses a Friday-Saturday weekend pattern. Saudi banks, government offices, Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange), and most private-sector employers observe this schedule. The Sunday-Thursday workweek aligns Saudi business days with GCC counterparties (UAE pre-2022, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman) for regional commerce.
What is the difference between Zakat and Saudi corporate income tax?
Saudi nationals and Saudi/GCC-owned entities pay Zakat at 2.5% on the higher of the Zakat base or adjusted net income, under the Zakat regime administered by ZATCA (Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority). Non-Saudi and non-GCC-owned entities pay corporate income tax at 20% under the Income Tax Law. Mixed-ownership entities apportion. Both regimes follow the same filing calendar: quarterly declarations and annual returns due 120 days after fiscal year-end. This calculator's working-day counts apply equally to both regimes for deadline tracking.
Why does the business-day count vary year to year?
Two things shift the monthly count for Saudi Arabia. First, the day of the week the first of the month lands on changes the count of each weekday. Second, Saudi public holidays anchored to a fixed date shift their weekday across years. Some years a fixed-date holiday lands on a weekend; some countries shift the observance to an adjacent weekday and some absorb it into the weekend. March 2024 had 21 working days, so March 2025 has 1 fewer working day year over year.

Related months and resources