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Legal forms · Q2 2026

How many general partnerships are in Saudi Arabia?

In a general partnership every partner is jointly and personally liable for the firm's debts. It survives mainly for family businesses and professional firms that are required, or choose, to practise as partnerships.

5,049

active registrations — 0.3% of all commercial registrations in the Kingdom.

Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026

There are 5,049 active general partnerships in Saudi Arabia as of 30 June 2026, 0.3% of all active commercial registrations. 24 were created in Q2 2026 and still active at quarter end — <0.1% of new registrations.

Riyadh (1,468), the Eastern Province (1,359) and Makkah (951) hold the most, together 74.8% of the national total.

Active registrations
5,049
0.3% of all CRs
Registered in Q2 2026
24
<0.1% of new registrations
Largest region
Riyadh
1,468 registrations
Regions present
13
of 13

By region

Active registrations by region

  1. Riyadh1,46829.1%
  2. Eastern Province1,35926.9%
  3. Makkah95118.8%
  4. Qassim54310.8%
  5. Northern Borders3266.5%
  6. Madinah1703.4%
  7. Asir641.3%
  8. Hail501%
  9. Al Baha340.7%
  10. Jazan260.5%
  11. Tabuk260.5%
  12. Najran220.4%
  13. Al Jouf100.2%

Where it is most common

Share of each city's active registrations

  1. Rafha4.6%179
  2. Arar1.5%147
  3. Qatif1.1%135
  4. Buraydah0.9%437
  5. Al Majmaah0.8%39
  6. Hafar Al-Batin0.6%206
  7. Khafji0.6%27
  8. Dammam0.6%471
  9. Khobar0.5%229
  10. Al Bukayriyah0.5%12
Who can use it

Mostly Saudi partners; foreign professionals can join professional partnerships subject to licensing.

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FAQs

Common questions

How many general partnerships are there in Saudi Arabia?

5,049 active registrations as of 30 June 2026, according to Ministry of Commerce data — 0.3% of all active commercial registrations.

How many were registered in Q2 2026?

24 registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at quarter end.

Who can use this structure?

Mostly Saudi partners; foreign professionals can join professional partnerships subject to licensing.

Source & method

Figures are Alpha Consultancy's analysis of the Ministry of Commerce's open datasets on the Saudi Open Data Platform (open.data.gov.sa): the register of active commercial registrations (CRs) as of 30 June 2026.

Active CRsinclude main and branch registrations, as in the Ministry's own totals. Registered in a period counts CRs created in that period that were still active on 30 June 2026; registrations since cancelled are not in the source file, so older periods read lower than the number originally issued.

The Ministry's extract is dated 30 June 2026; it was taken at the start of that day, so registrations created on the reference date itself are not included.

No individual business is identified on these pages; only aggregate counts are published.

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