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Saudi Arabia Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 90 Countries

The Saudi Arabia passport ranks 57th globally in 2025, offering visa-free access to 90 destinations worldwide. This represents a significant improvement in passport power, with the Kingdom's travel document steadily climbing from 65th place in 2006 when it provided access to only 31 countries. Saudi passport holders now enjoy enhanced global mobility and expanded travel opportunities, reflecting the nation's growing international diplomatic relations and economic partnerships.

Global Rank
#57
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
90
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
45
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Saudi Arabia passport

55
Visa-Free
27
On Arrival
8
ETA Required
30
E-Visa
106
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Top Visa-Free Destinations for Saudi Citizens

Popular destinations where Saudi Arabia passport holders can travel without a visa:

CountryMaximum StayCode
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
Up to 90 daysMY
Turkey flag
Turkey
Up to 90 daysTR
Georgia flag
Georgia
Up to 360 daysGE
Thailand flag
Thailand
Up to 90 daysTH
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
Up to 90 daysAZ

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Saudi Arabia passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

55 countries

  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Oman flagOman
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Iran flagIran
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • China flagChina
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro

🛬 Visa on Arrival

27 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

8 countries

  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis

💻 E-Visa

30 countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Benin flagBenin
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • India flagIndia
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

106 countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Chile flagChile
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Mali flagMali
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Lesotho flagLesotho

Historical Ranking Trend

Saudi Arabia's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Improved by 8 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official Saudi Arabia Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Saudi Arabia
🔗
Saudi Passport Services (Jawazat)
🔗
Saudi eVisa Portal
🔗
Absher Platform - Passport Services
🔗
Saudi Tourism Authority - Visa Information

Compare Saudi Arabia Passport with Other Passports

See how Saudi Arabia's passport compares with other MIDDLE EAST in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia (You are here)
#579045/10072/100
Qatar flagQatar#5211178/10048/100
Kuwait flagKuwait#559964/10072/100
Bahrain flagBahrain#598872/10071/100
Oman flagOman#608762/10070/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Saudi passport ranks 57th globally in 2025 with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 90 destinations. This represents significant improvement from rank 65 in 2023 (82 destinations). The passport has steadily strengthened, particularly since 2020, reflecting Saudi Arabia's diplomatic expansion and Vision 2030 initiatives.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.