Effective from February 1, 2025, WhatsApp Authentication - International Messages will include 7 new countries and update the messaging rates. The new countries and country codes are as follows:
Egypt (Country code: +20)
Malaysia (Country code: +60)
Nigeria (Country code: +234)
Pakistan (Country code: +92)
Saudi Arabia (Country code: +966)
South Africa (Country code: +27)
UAE (Country code: +971)
The following table lists all countries now supporting WhatsApp Authentication - International Messages and their messaging rates.
Recipient country or region | Authentication message (USD/conversation) | Authentication message - international authentication (USD/conversation) |
Egypt | 0.0052 | 0.065 |
India | 0.0014 | 0.028 |
Indonesia | 0.03 | 0.136 |
Malaysia | 0.014 | 0.0418 |
Nigeria | 0.0067 | 0.075 |
Pakistan | 0.0054 | 0.075 |
Saudi Arabia | 0.0115 | 0.0598 |
South Africa | 0.0076 | 0.02 |
UAE | 0.0157 | 0.051 |