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The Jazan region · Q2 2026

How many companies are in the Jazan region?

Commercial registrations in the Jazan region by city, business structure and date of creation, with how the region compares with the rest of Saudi Arabia.

62.7K

active commercial registrations — 3.3% of the Kingdom, ranked 7 of 13 regions.

Ministry of Commerce data · Q2 2026

The Jazan region has 62,681 active commercial registrations as of 30 June 2026 — 3.3% of Saudi Arabia's 1,912,733, making it the 7th-largest of the Kingdom's 13 regions. Of these, 58,779 are sole proprietorships (establishments), 3,895 are companies, and 7 are branches of GCC or foreign companies.

2,248 registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at quarter end, 3.3% of the national total. That is in line with its share of all active registrations.

Limited liability companies make up 97.4% of companies in the Jazan region and 54.5% 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.

Jazan city is the region's commercial centre, with 29.6% of its active registrations. Registrations are spread across 928 cities and towns in total.

Active registrations
62,681
3.3% of Saudi Arabia
Registered in Q2 2026
2,248
3.3% of Saudi Arabia
Companies
3,895
58,779 sole proprietorships
Median company capital
SAR 50k
Saudi Arabia: SAR 5k

New registrations by quarter — the Jazan 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

  1. Sole proprietorship58,77993.8%
  2. LLC3,7956.1%
  3. JSC470.1%
  4. General partnership26<0.1%
  5. SJSC22<0.1%
  6. Foreign branch7<0.1%
  7. Limited partnership5<0.1%

Company capital

Paid-up capital of 2,803 companies with their main registration in the Jazan region

  1. Under SAR 10k68324.4%
  2. SAR 10k–100k88431.5%
  3. SAR 100k–500k71725.6%
  4. SAR 500k–5m28610.2%
  5. SAR 5m+2338.3%

Company variants

Share of all 3,895 companies

  1. Single-person companies2,12354.5%
  2. Holding companies1764.5%
  3. Professional companies1092.8%
Cities

Registrations by city in the Jazan region

The largest cities among 928 cities and towns with registrations in the region.

  1. Jazan18,55529.6%
  2. Abu Arish7,73812.3%
  3. Sabya5,9979.6%
  4. Samtah5,2888.4%
  5. Baish3,9086.2%
  6. Ahad Al-Masarihah3,3905.4%
  7. Ad Darb2,6664.3%
  8. Other cities and towns15,13924.2%
FAQs

Common questions

How many companies are registered in the Jazan region?

As of 30 June 2026, the Jazan region has 62,681 active commercial registrations: 3,895 companies and 58,779 sole proprietorships (establishments), according to Ministry of Commerce data.

How many new businesses were registered in the Jazan region in Q2 2026?

2,248 commercial registrations created in Q2 2026 were still active at the end of the quarter — 3.3% of the national total.

What is the most common business structure in the Jazan region?

The sole proprietorship (establishment) is the most common, with 58,779 active registrations (93.8%). It is followed by the LLC at 3,795.

What is the typical capital of a company in the Jazan region?

The median paid-up capital of a company with its main registration in the Jazan region is SAR 50k; the middle half report between SAR 10k and SAR 150k.

Can a foreign investor set up a company in the Jazan 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.

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.

Setting up a company in the Jazan region?

We handle the MISA licence, commercial registration and everything after it for companies setting up in the Jazan region.