How many companies are in the Al Jouf region?
Commercial registrations in the Al Jouf region by city, business structure and date of creation, with how the region compares with the rest of Saudi Arabia.
21.8K
active commercial registrations — 1.1% of the Kingdom, ranked 11 of 13 regions.
Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026
The Al Jouf region has 21,827 active commercial registrations as of 30 June 2026 — 1.1% of Saudi Arabia's 1,912,733, making it the 11th-largest of the Kingdom's 13 regions. Of these, 19,998 are sole proprietorships (establishments), 1,827 are companies, and 2 are branches of GCC or foreign companies.
523 registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at quarter end, 0.8% of the national total. That is below the region's 1.1% share of all active registrations, so new formation is concentrating elsewhere.
Limited liability companies make up 95.6% of companies in the Al Jouf region and 57% of companies are single-person entities. The median paid-up capital of a company registered here is SAR 50k, above the national median of SAR 5k.
Sakaka is the region's commercial centre, with 44.1% of its active registrations. Registrations are spread across 46 cities and towns in total.
- Active registrations
- 21,827
- 1.1% of Saudi Arabia
- Registered in Q2 2026
- 523
- 0.8% of Saudi Arabia
- Companies
- 1,827
- 19,998 sole proprietorships
- Median company capital
- SAR 50k
- Saudi Arabia: SAR 5k
New registrations by quarter — the Al Jouf region
Still-active CRs by the quarter they were created. Cancelled registrations are excluded, so earlier quarters read lower.
Business structures
Active registrations by legal form
- Sole proprietorship19,99891.6%
- LLC1,7478%
- JSC610.3%
- General partnership10<0.1%
- Limited partnership5<0.1%
- SJSC4<0.1%
- Foreign branch2<0.1%
Company capital
Paid-up capital of 1,404 companies with their main registration in the Al Jouf region
- Under SAR 10k45232.2%
- SAR 10k–100k36826.2%
- SAR 100k–500k30221.5%
- SAR 500k–5m1258.9%
- SAR 5m+15711.2%
Company variants
Share of all 1,827 companies
- Single-person companies1,04257%
- Holding companies824.5%
- Professional companies754.1%
Registrations by city in the Al Jouf region
The largest cities among 46 cities and towns with registrations in the region.
Common questions
How many companies are registered in the Al Jouf region?
As of 30 June 2026, the Al Jouf region has 21,827 active commercial registrations: 1,827 companies and 19,998 sole proprietorships (establishments), according to Ministry of Commerce data.
How many new businesses were registered in the Al Jouf region in Q2 2026?
523 commercial registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at the end of the quarter — 0.8% of the national total.
What is the most common business structure in the Al Jouf region?
The sole proprietorship (establishment) is the most common, with 19,998 active registrations (91.6%). It is followed by the LLC at 1,747.
What is the typical capital of a company in the Al Jouf region?
The median paid-up capital of a company with its main registration in the Al Jouf region is SAR 50k; the middle half report between SAR 5k and SAR 150k.
Can a foreign investor set up a company in the Al Jouf region?
Yes. Foreign investors can own 100% of a company in most activities after obtaining a MISA investment licence, then registering the company with the Ministry of Commerce. Alpha Consultancy handles the licence, commercial registration and post-registration setup in every region.
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.
Setting up a company in the Al Jouf region?
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