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Count Saudi Arabia Working Days

Counts authority-scope working and non-working dates in a range.

When to use

You need an auditable Saudi Arabia working-day count.

Do not use when: Financial-institution scope only. MHRSD business-sector leave, RTGS-specific intervals, government offices, private-employer rosters, Hajj-season branch exceptions and Umm al-Qura forecasts are not inferred.

Example user requests

Count Saudi Arabia working days around SAMA Eid Al-Fitr interval.
Count Saudi Arabia working days around Friday/Saturday weekly baseline.
Count Saudi Arabia working days around National Day Saturday substitution.

Formula

for each included date: working_days += status.is_working_day

Normalize endpoints and count exact authority events over the declared weekday baseline.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`start_date`	date	yes	First date in 2026-2029.
`end_date`	date	yes	Last date in 2026-2029.
`include_start_date`	boolean	default true	Whether start_date participates.
`include_end_date`	boolean	default true	Whether end_date participates.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
`working_days`	integer	Authority-scope working dates.
`non_working_days`	integer	Weekend and exact authority events.
`public_holidays_counted`	list	Exact events in the range.
`territory`	string	SA (Saudi Arabia).
`territory_name`	string	Saudi Arabia
`day_type`	string	Deterministic classification: official_weekend, regular_workday, or the first published authority event kind.
`holiday_names`	string_list	Events applying on the date.
`holiday_kinds`	string_list	Authority event classifications.
`holiday_details`	list	Structured event details, including partial-day notes where published.
`calendar_scope`	string	Saudi Central Bank financial institutions
`holiday_policy`	string	Exact SAMA financial-institution holiday intervals plus the annual National Day and Founding Day rules.
`substitute_day_policy`	string	SAMA states that National Day or Founding Day on Friday moves to Thursday and on Saturday moves to Sunday; the 2028 National Day substitute is included. Other employer or RTGS substitutions are not inferred.
`calendar_profile`	string	saudi-sama-financial-holidays
`dataset_version`	string	sa-sama-financial-holidays-2026-2029.1
`sources`	list	Authority and legislation sources.

Example

2026 Eid Al-Fitr bank interval: {"start_date":"2026-03-17","end_date":"2026-03-23","include_start_date":true,"include_end_date":true} → {"working_days":0,"non_working_days":7}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/saudi-financial-working-days-between?start_date=2026-03-17&end_date=2026-03-23&include_start_date=true&include_end_date=true

Machine access

API: GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/saudi-financial-working-days-between (query parameters) or POST with a JSON body {"inputs": {...}}
Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/saudi-financial-working-days-between · Markdown: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/saudi-financial-working-days-between.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/saudi-financial-working-days-between.json
MCP: server https://tttkmbb.com/mcp, tool run_calculator with calculator_id="saudi-financial-working-days-between"
OpenAPI operationId: count_sa_working_days
Freshness: static. Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use (see rate limits).

Sources

Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) – holidays and working hours (central_bank_official_calendar)
Saudi MHRSD – holidays and leaves (labour_authority_guidance)
Saudi MHRSD – 2026 Foundation Day (labour_authority_announcement)

FAQ

Does this answer every Saudi employer?

No. It is the SAMA financial-institution calendar. MHRSD business-sector rules, RTGS dates and employer schedules are separate scopes.

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