VAT Calculator
Add VAT to a price or take it out of a VAT-inclusive total. Pick the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain or Oman, or type any rate. The answer updates as you type, rounded to the fils or halala.
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VAT rates in the GCC
| Kuwait | No VAT | |
|---|---|---|
| UAE | 5% | Since 1 January 2018 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | Since 1 July 2020 |
| Qatar | No VAT | |
| Bahrain | 10% | Since 1 January 2022 |
| Oman | 5% | Since 16 April 2021 |
How to use the VAT calculator
- Choose Add VAT or Remove VAT. Add VAT when your price is before tax (a quotation to a business). Remove VAT when the price already includes it (a shelf price or a receipt total).
- Pick the country: UAE 5%, Saudi Arabia 15%, Bahrain 10% or Oman 5%. The currency and its decimals change with it. Need another rate? Choose Custom.
- Type the amount. You get the amount before VAT, the VAT and the total, with the formula used to get there.
The VAT formulas
Adding VAT: VAT = price × rate, and total = price + VAT. For 1,000 AED at 5%: VAT 50 AED, total 1,050 AED.
Removing VAT: price before VAT = total ÷ (1 + rate), and VAT = total − price before VAT. For 1,150 SAR including 15% VAT: 1,150 ÷ 1.15 = 1,000 SAR, so the VAT is 150 SAR.
The most common mistake is taking 15% of a total that already includes VAT. 15% of 1,150 is 172.50, not 150. VAT is always a percentage of the price before VAT.
Rounding and decimals
VAT is rounded to the nearest smallest unit of the currency: two decimals for the UAE dirham and Saudi riyal (fils and halala), three decimals for the Bahraini dinar and Omani rial (fils and baisa). Halves round up, so 0.505 becomes 0.51. This calculator rounds the same way as our tax invoice generator, so the numbers you see here match the invoice.
VAT calculators for each GCC country
Each country page opens with the right rate and currency already selected: UAE VAT calculator (5%), Saudi VAT calculator (15%), Bahrain VAT calculator (10%) and Oman VAT calculator (5%). Kuwait and Qatar have not introduced VAT, so there is nothing to add there. Read is there VAT in Kuwait?
Want the worked examples, discounts and Excel formulas? Read our guide on how to calculate VAT in the GCC.