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Saudi Arabia — Trade & Compliance

Saudi Arabia's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

2
trade agreements
7
cargo treaties
6.16%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupHigh income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Saudi Arabia beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China18.6%
  2. 2Rep. of Korea10.2%
  3. 3India10.1%
  4. 4Japan9.7%
  5. 5United Arab Emirates6.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China24.7%
  2. 2USA6.4%
  3. 3India6.1%
  4. 4United Arab Emirates5.6%
  5. 5Germany4.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils72.0%
  2. 2Plastics6.5%
  3. 3Organic chemicals4.0%
  4. 4Electrical machinery2.6%
  5. 5Ships & boats2.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Vehicles13.5%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances13.0%
  3. 3Electrical machinery11.2%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils4.8%
  5. 5Pearls, precious stones & metals4.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates+2.53pp
  2. 2Taiwan+2.53pp
  3. 3Poland+1.28pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1USA−1.93pp
  2. 2India−1.72pp
  3. 3Japan−1.07pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Electrical machinery+2.21pp
  2. 2Ships & boats+1.39pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−5.16pp
  2. 2Plastics−0.33pp
  3. 3Fertilizers−0.27pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)2003
CUGoods
Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)1998
FTAGoods
World Bank DTA · 2 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1969176 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 2023107 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 202399 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 200390 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 201879 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles. Geneva, 18 May 1956
    Party · 200342 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
    Party · 200842 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 7 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
SAR
Saudi Riyal
ISO numeric 6822 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
6.16%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
21
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeAbdelkarim Huseyn Mohamed AL-NASSERIbrahim Salih Mohamed AL-YACUB

21 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Raw milk of cattle
3M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
528.9M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 79 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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