Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Imports 2023

Complete list of Saudi Arabia's 215 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$204.97B
Total imports (2023)
#31
Global import rank
215
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Saudi Arabia imported $204.97 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #31 largest importer. Goods came from 215 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 62.0% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $12.30 billion 6.0% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

215 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$43.36B21.16%
2United Arab Emirates$18.02B8.79%
3USA$14.06B6.86%
4India$11.27B5.50%
5Germany$9.54B4.65%
6Japan$7.57B3.69%
7Switzerland$6.80B3.32%
8Rep. of Korea$5.62B2.74%
9United Kingdom$5.43B2.65%
10Egypt$5.35B2.61%
11Italy$5.26B2.57%
12France$4.71B2.30%
13Brazil$4.42B2.16%
14Russian Federation$3.70B1.81%
15Thailand$3.51B1.71%
16Netherlands$3.45B1.68%
17Oman$3.36B1.64%
18Indonesia$2.99B1.46%
19Bahrain$2.96B1.45%
20Spain$2.92B1.42%
21Viet Nam$2.74B1.34%
22Türkiye$2.68B1.31%
23Belgium$2.20B1.07%
24Malaysia$1.97B0.96%
25Jordan$1.77B0.86%
26Sweden$1.70B0.83%
27Canada$1.67B0.81%
28Ireland$1.63B0.80%
29Mexico$1.48B0.72%
30Other Asia, nes$1.27B0.62%
31Denmark$1.23B0.60%
32Poland$1.18B0.57%
33Romania$1.05B0.51%
34Australia$1.02B0.50%
35Singapore$979.62M0.48%
36Greece$955.92M0.47%
37Czechia$859.00M0.42%
38Sudan$802.37M0.39%
39Pakistan$784.37M0.38%
40New Zealand$782.25M0.38%
41Argentina$772.43M0.38%
42Kuwait$721.57M0.35%
43Austria$717.28M0.35%
44South Africa$696.30M0.34%
45Slovakia$661.83M0.32%
46Congo$643.97M0.31%
47Finland$510.63M0.25%
48Bangladesh$466.01M0.23%
49Ukraine$373.90M0.18%
50Dem. Rep. of the Congo$358.06M0.17%
51Qatar$356.40M0.17%
52China, Hong Kong SAR$327.44M0.16%
53Hungary$325.04M0.16%
54Ethiopia$313.60M0.15%
55Somalia$282.55M0.14%
56Portugal$278.46M0.14%
57Norway$271.19M0.13%
58Lithuania$214.17M0.10%
59Syria$204.13M0.10%
60Morocco$195.38M0.10%
61Philippines$192.89M0.09%
62Ecuador$188.56M0.09%
63Bulgaria$188.16M0.09%
64Yemen$176.49M0.09%
65Slovenia$156.91M0.08%
66Sri Lanka$148.22M0.07%
67Kenya$143.76M0.07%
68Chile$127.72M0.06%
69Costa Rica$122.29M0.06%
70Colombia$121.94M0.06%
71Guatemala$118.80M0.06%
72Myanmar$99.75M0.05%
73Nigeria$92.59M0.05%
74Croatia$92.12M0.04%
75Mozambique$88.19M0.04%
76Luxembourg$81.32M0.04%
77Serbia$71.64M0.03%
78Cambodia$71.49M0.03%
79Tunisia$70.25M0.03%
80Zambia$64.86M0.03%
81Cyprus$54.99M0.03%
82Malta$53.00M0.03%
83Algeria$48.41M0.02%
84Kazakhstan$47.18M0.02%
85Estonia$45.88M0.02%
86United Rep. of Tanzania$40.62M0.02%
87Djibouti$38.37M0.02%
88Latvia$35.20M0.02%
89Uzbekistan$31.15M0.02%
90Afghanistan$29.80M0.01%
91Uruguay$28.06M0.01%
92Georgia$27.31M0.01%
93Lao People's Dem. Rep.$25.57M0.01%
94Peru$24.61M0.01%
95Bosnia Herzegovina$23.09M0.01%
96Iraq$20.47M0.01%
97Dominican Rep.$16.76M0.01%
98Paraguay$15.19M0.01%
99Rep. of Moldova$14.94M0.01%
100Albania$11.09M0.01%
101Uganda$10.09M0.00%
102Mauritius$8.62M0.00%
103State of Palestine$8.53M0.00%
104Ghana$8.30M0.00%
105Curaçao$7.95M0.00%
106North Macedonia$7.61M0.00%
107Liberia$7.11M0.00%
108El Salvador$7.08M0.00%
109Gabon$6.85M0.00%
110Cameroon$6.49M0.00%
111Belarus$6.32M0.00%
112Côte d'Ivoire$6.27M0.00%
113Aruba$6.24M0.00%
114San Marino$5.92M0.00%
115Madagascar$5.80M0.00%
116Dominica$5.35M0.00%
117Azerbaijan$5.04M0.00%
118Namibia$4.02M0.00%
119Benin$3.72M0.00%
120Eswatini$3.54M0.00%
121Togo$3.43M0.00%
122Venezuela$3.37M0.00%
123Zimbabwe$2.62M0.00%
124Rwanda$2.08M0.00%
125Panama$2.05M0.00%
126Lebanon$1.69M0.00%
127Nicaragua$1.56M0.00%
128Br. Virgin Isds$1.49M0.00%
129Honduras$1.49M0.00%
130Armenia$1.45M0.00%
131Cuba$1.38M0.00%
132Kyrgyzstan$1.31M0.00%
133Iceland$1.31M0.00%
134Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1.29M0.00%
135Gibraltar$1.11M0.00%
136Brunei Darussalam$1.03M0.00%
137Guinea$997,0290.00%
138Nepal$981,5530.00%
139Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$946,3860.00%
140Angola$892,9400.00%
141Senegal$885,0730.00%
142Guyana$703,1670.00%
143Mongolia$649,2450.00%
144Fiji$622,8620.00%
145Lesotho$575,9630.00%
146China, Macao SAR$573,5720.00%
147Chad$564,8740.00%
148Sierra Leone$498,0650.00%
149Comoros$455,3440.00%
150Vanuatu$373,5620.00%
151Maldives$366,1950.00%
152Nauru$355,8930.00%
153Burundi$336,3440.00%
154Andorra$322,4500.00%
155Niger$309,3840.00%
156Montenegro$274,1520.00%
157Libya$272,4460.00%
158Iran$247,1200.00%
159Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$224,0540.00%
160American Samoa$196,6790.00%
161Burkina Faso$179,6820.00%
162Haiti$172,4470.00%
163Mauritania$152,6270.00%
164Barbados$141,5360.00%
165Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$122,8950.00%
166Central African Rep.$116,6990.00%
167Anguilla$110,1930.00%
168Malawi$108,3970.00%
169Turkmenistan$103,4360.00%
170Timor-Leste$88,1510.00%
171Papua New Guinea$75,3040.00%
172Jamaica$73,8930.00%
173Trinidad and Tobago$69,4210.00%
174Norfolk Isds$68,8610.00%
175Eritrea$63,1690.00%
176Mali$55,0800.00%
177French Polynesia$48,8200.00%
178Tonga$46,6830.00%
179Saint Helena$37,0920.00%
180Equatorial Guinea$33,7580.00%
181Suriname$32,4790.00%
182FS Micronesia$31,5900.00%
183Turks and Caicos Isds$30,9320.00%
184Seychelles$20,6620.00%
185South Sudan$20,0390.00%
186Gambia$19,9930.00%
187Tajikistan$19,2220.00%
188Marshall Isds$15,9360.00%
189Guinea-Bissau$13,6790.00%
190Niue$13,2830.00%
191Antigua and Barbuda$11,7850.00%
192Saint Kitts and Nevis$10,2860.00%
193Botswana$9,6890.00%
194Bahamas$9,0530.00%
195Pitcairn$7,9140.00%
196Grenada$7,7730.00%
197Sao Tome and Principe$6,3370.00%
198New Caledonia$6,0290.00%
199Christmas Isds$4,9660.00%
200Kiribati$4,6840.00%
201Greenland$3,1340.00%
202Belize$2,4480.00%
203Solomon Isds$2,3900.00%
204Cabo Verde$1,8430.00%
205Bhutan$1,8230.00%
206Montserrat$1,7340.00%
207Cook Isds$1,7130.00%
208Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$1,4990.00%
209Palau$1,2890.00%
210Guam$1,2300.00%
211Bermuda$8570.00%
212Tuvalu$5140.00%
213Samoa$5060.00%
214Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$4030.00%
215N. Mariana Isds$3890.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$12.30B6.00%
2710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$7.19B3.51%
3870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$5.83B2.85%
4851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$4.38B2.14%
5870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$4.29B2.09%
6870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$4.00B1.95%
7300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$3.38B1.65%
8870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$2.86B1.40%
9880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$2.24B1.09%
10851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$2.15B1.05%
11711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.95B0.95%
12841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$1.70B0.83%
13100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$1.64B0.80%
14260112Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)$1.52B0.74%
15100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$1.48B0.72%
16740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$1.43B0.70%
17854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.32B0.64%
18848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$1.22B0.59%
19740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$1.21B0.59%
20010410Sheep: live$1.17B0.57%
21870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$1.12B0.55%
22871000Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles$1.11B0.54%
23841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$1.07B0.52%
24870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$1.03B0.50%
25170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$968.31M0.47%
26870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$940.07M0.46%
27300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$925.88M0.45%
28210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$910.37M0.44%
29170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$828.19M0.40%
30843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$819.81M0.40%
31720310Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms$814.40M0.40%
32100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$813.24M0.40%
33290220Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene$773.43M0.38%
34880212Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg$771.25M0.38%
35842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$766.57M0.37%
36950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$731.04M0.36%
37901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$718.45M0.35%
38847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$716.46M0.35%
39401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$689.69M0.34%
40401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$683.41M0.33%
41020712Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen$677.62M0.33%
42720851Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm$664.99M0.32%
43720719Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section$635.21M0.31%
44100390Cereals: barley, other than seed$628.77M0.31%
45151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$626.46M0.31%
46843049Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled$617.81M0.30%
47841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$617.39M0.30%
48151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$615.55M0.30%
49880220Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg$611.24M0.30%
50940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood$586.82M0.29%
51870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$584.34M0.29%
52847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$575.66M0.28%
53890610Vessels: warships$572.27M0.28%
54020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$567.18M0.28%
55100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$560.03M0.27%
56330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$551.49M0.27%
57870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$547.65M0.27%
58940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$534.71M0.26%
59870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$529.40M0.26%
60230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$513.88M0.25%
61732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$508.08M0.25%
62392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$507.78M0.25%
63840710Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines$501.27M0.24%
64730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$498.44M0.24%
65382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$483.16M0.24%
66847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$477.08M0.23%
67850440Electrical static converters$461.79M0.23%
68020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$454.40M0.22%
69940510Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings: excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares$452.88M0.22%
70870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$446.75M0.22%
71852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$445.57M0.22%
72720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$434.66M0.21%
73040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)$430.79M0.21%
74870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$426.79M0.21%
75300220Vaccines: for human medicine$421.60M0.21%
76760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$421.33M0.21%
77200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$419.65M0.20%
78640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$412.11M0.20%
79240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$406.60M0.20%
80190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$392.63M0.19%
81382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$391.24M0.19%
82940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$388.10M0.19%
83853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$376.69M0.18%
84930690Ammunition: n.e.c. in chapter 93$370.23M0.18%
85760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm$367.78M0.18%
86610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$361.70M0.18%
87940320Furniture: metal, other than for office use$355.43M0.17%
88190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$350.32M0.17%
89121490Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise$348.53M0.17%
90300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$339.09M0.17%
91901819Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1$338.77M0.17%
92870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$337.97M0.16%
93620443Dresses: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)$335.11M0.16%
94300410Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$332.47M0.16%
95890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships$331.78M0.16%
96090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$330.11M0.16%
97880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$326.35M0.16%
98848190Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof$315.92M0.15%
99850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$310.10M0.15%
100040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$309.76M0.15%