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Saudi Arabia IBAN Format (SA)

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A Saudi Arabia IBAN has 24 characters: SA, two check digits and a 20-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 2-character bank code.

Length
24 characters
IBAN structure
SA2!n2!n18!c
Bank code length
2 characters
Example
SA03 8000 0000 6080 1016 7519

Saudi Arabia IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 2 digits, then 18 letters or digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeSAISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits03Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code802 characters, national bank identifier
Account number000000608010167519The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a Saudi Arabia IBAN have?
24 characters: the country code SA, two check digits and a BBAN of 20 characters.
What does a Saudi Arabia IBAN look like?
For example SA03 8000 0000 6080 1016 7519 on paper, or SA0380000000608010167519 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Saudi Arabia IBAN?
The national bank code has 2 characters, at positions 5 to 6 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Saudi Arabia IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.