Calypso Calypso

WhatsApp API pricing tracker

WhatsApp API pricing in Rest of Middle East

From October 1, 2026, Meta charges $0.0392 per marketing message delivered to Rest of Middle East, and $0.0091 per utility, authentication or service message, before volume tiers.

Meta rate card · effective October 1, 2026Next possible change: January 1, 2027

Per-message rates

Marketing

$0.0392

per message

Offers, launches, re-engagement.

Utility

$0.0091

per message

Order updates, confirmations, reminders.

Authentication

$0.0091

per message

One-time passcodes.

Authentication-international

—

per message

Passcodes from eligible businesses based abroad; Meta decides eligibility.

Service

$0.0091

per message

Replies inside the 24-hour customer service window.

Volume tiers

Volume tiers

Utility and authentication get cheaper as your Rest of Middle East volume grows within a month. Each tier's rate applies only to the messages inside it.

Utility
Messages per monthRate %
1 – 100,000$0.0091List rate
100,001 – 1,000,000$0.0086-5%
1,000,001 – 4,500,000$0.0082-10%
4,500,001 – 40,000,000$0.0077-15%
40,000,001 – 80,000,000$0.0073-20%
80,000,001 and up$0.0068-25%
Authentication
Messages per monthRate %
1 – 300,000$0.0091List rate
300,001 – 2,000,000$0.0086-5%
2,000,001 – 10,000,000$0.0082-10%
10,000,001 – 20,000,000$0.0077-15%
20,000,001 – 40,000,000$0.0073-20%
40,000,001 and up$0.0068-25%

Calculator

Estimate a month in Rest of Middle East.

Pick where your customers are, enter a month of messages, and see what Meta charges, volume tiers included.

Customers' country or region

Currency

Messages per month

MarketingOffers, launches, re-engagement.
UtilityOrder updates, confirmations, reminders.
AuthenticationOne-time passcodes.
Authentication-internationalNot priced in this market
ServiceReplies inside the 24-hour customer service window.
Business phone numbersEach gets 1,000 free service messages a month.

Estimated Meta charges per month · Rest of Middle East

$323.40

$0.017 on average per billed message

  • Marketing · 5,000 messages$196.00
  • Utility · 10,000 messages$91.00
  • Authentication · 2,000 messages$18.20
  • Service · 2,000 messages$18.20

1,000 service messages free this month.

Meta's charges only, before taxes and any provider fees. Messages in a free entry point window (after a click-to-WhatsApp ad) are free and don't count toward tiers, so leave them out.

Country lookup

Countries billed at these rates

  • Bahrain +973
  • Jordan +962
  • Lebanon +961
  • Yemen +967

Compare nearby markets

All markets
Every market, every category. (USD)
MarketMarketingUtilityAuthenticationAuth. intl.Service
Egypt$0.0644Lowest in the column: $0.0036Lowest in the column: $0.0036$0.065Lowest in the column: $0.0036
Iraq$0.0341$0.0079$0.0079$0.128$0.0079
Israel$0.0353$0.0053$0.0053—$0.0053
Kuwait$0.0792$0.044$0.044$0.12$0.044
Morocco$0.0414$0.023$0.023$0.0811$0.023
Nigeria$0.0516$0.0067$0.0067$0.075$0.0067
Oman$0.0341$0.0247$0.0247$0.06$0.0247
Qatar$0.0341$0.012$0.012—$0.012
Saudi Arabia$0.0576$0.0107$0.0107$0.0598$0.0107
South Africa$0.0379$0.0095$0.0095Lowest in the column: $0.02$0.0095
United Arab Emirates$0.0576$0.0157$0.0157$0.051$0.0157
Rest of AfricaLowest in the column: $0.0225$0.004$0.004—$0.004
Rest of Middle East$0.0392$0.0091$0.0091—$0.0091

Questions and answers

WhatsApp API pricing in Rest of Middle East

Cite or reuse

Free to reuse. Link back as the source.

The data is released under CC BY 4.0: use it in articles, decks and tools, with a link to this page. The rates are Meta's; the compilation, tiers and history are kept here.

Source: Meta, Pricing on the WhatsApp Business Platform

Citation
Calypso. WhatsApp API pricing by country (Meta rate card effective October 1, 2026). https://www.calypso.so/whatsapp-api-pricing/rest-of-middle-east
HTML link
<a href="https://www.calypso.so/whatsapp-api-pricing/rest-of-middle-east">WhatsApp API pricing by country</a>

Start today

Running WhatsApp for a team?

Calypso puts every conversation on a board with an AI agent that answers, keeps the times customers ask for, and follows up, on the number you already have.