Country profile

Saudi Arabia

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Audit Oversight Bodies

Public audit-oversight bodies (POBs) and IFIAR membership by country

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IFIAR member

Capital Market Authority (CMA) + Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA)

PAO: Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) · ~25 registered audit firms · ~640 registered auditors · IFIAR member. CMA oversees PIE/listed auditors. SOCPA is mandatory PAO for registration and QA

Sustainability Framework Adoption

Sustainability-reporting standards adopted by country (ESRS, ISSB, GRI, TCFD)

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GRI

GRI

Listed companies (voluntary) · TBD for mandatory

Professional Accountancy Organisations

Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country

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IFAC member

Saudi Organization for CPAs (SOCPA)

IFAC member · Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors (AFAA) · Founded 1992

Company Registry Portals

Where company financial statements are filed and published, by country

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PIEs only

Capital Market Authority (CMA) + Ministry of Commerce

Listed companies (Tadawul) and regulated entities: full publication via CMA/Tadawul. Private companies: MoCI only · Tadawul ( ) for listed; CMA portal for supervised entities

Accountant & Auditor Salaries

Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)

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$20,000–50,000

Accountant: $24,864 a year

  • Accountant: $24,864 a year (modelled estimate)
  • External auditor: $34,272 a year (modelled estimate)
  • Average for all jobs: $33,600 a year

Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.

Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.

Country Challenges

The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)

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Skills & workforce

Talent shortage

  • Evidence: Direct evidence — the selected source reports this issue directly
  • Scope: Accounting and audit

Country research identifies shortages of qualified professionals among challenges facing internal and external audit.

Source: A Comprehensive Review of the Internal and External Auditing in Saudi Arabia | Abstract (news or professional publication)

GDP per Capita

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data

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High income · over $14,005

$34,537

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · High income · over $14,005

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