Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Saudi Arabia

Merchandise exports in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 310,672,000,000 US$. Ranked 26 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 34,767.8%.

2025 311B US$ +1.69% vs 2024
World rank 26of 205
Period maximum 411B US$2022
Period minimum 891M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Saudi Arabia, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 891,000,000 US$1962: 1,047,000,000 US$1964: 1,187,000,000 US$1966: 1,651,000,000 US$1968: 1,944,000,000 US$1970: 2,371,000,000 US$1972: 5,491,000,000 US$1974: 35,555,000,000 US$1976: 38,286,000,000 US$1978: 40,735,000,000 US$1980: 109,083,000,000 US$1982: 79,077,000,000 US$1984: 37,545,000,000 US$1986: 20,185,000,000 US$1988: 24,377,000,000 US$1990: 44,417,000,000 US$1992: 50,280,000,000 US$1994: 42,614,000,000 US$1996: 60,729,000,000 US$1998: 38,822,000,000 US$2000: 77,583,000,000 US$2002: 72,453,000,000 US$2004: 125,997,000,000 US$2006: 211,305,000,000 US$2008: 313,462,000,000 US$2010: 251,143,000,000 US$2012: 388,401,000,000 US$2014: 342,433,000,000 US$2016: 183,579,000,000 US$2018: 294,373,000,000 US$2020: 173,854,000,000 US$2022: 411,184,000,000 US$2024: 305,499,000,000 US$2025: 310,672,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +310B (+34,767.79%) Average annual rate: 9.42 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 311B US$
World 26.39T US$
Western Asia computed 1.76T US$
High-income countries computed 16.71T US$
Merchandise exports — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 311B +5.17B +1.69%
2024 305B −14.52B −4.54%
2023 320B −91.17B −22.17%
2022 411B +135B +48.88%
2021 276B +102B +58.86%
2020 174B −87.75B −33.54%
2019 262B −32.77B −11.13%
2018 294B +72.54B +32.7%
2017 222B +38.26B +20.84%
2016 184B −19.97B −9.81%
2015 204B −139B −40.56%
2014 342B −33.44B −8.9%
2013 376B −12.53B −3.23%
2012 388B +23.7B +6.5%
2011 365B +114B +45.22%
2010 251B +58.83B +30.59%
2009 192B −121B −38.65%
2008 313B +80.13B +34.34%
2007 233B +22.02B +10.42%
2006 211B +30.59B +16.93%
2005 181B +54.71B +43.42%
2004 126B +32.75B +35.12%
2003 93.25B +20.79B +28.7%
2002 72.45B +4.39B +6.45%
2001 68.06B −9.52B −12.27%
2000 77.58B +26.82B +52.84%
1999 50.76B +11.94B +30.75%
1998 38.82B −21.91B −36.08%
1997 60.73B +3M +0%
1996 60.73B +10.69B +21.36%
1995 50.04B +7.43B +17.43%
1994 42.61B +219M +0.52%
1993 42.4B −7.89B −15.68%
1992 50.28B +2.48B +5.19%
1991 47.8B +3.38B +7.61%
1990 44.42B +16.04B +56.5%
1989 28.38B +4.01B +16.43%
1988 24.38B +1.18B +5.08%
1987 23.2B +3.01B +14.93%
1986 20.19B −7.3B −26.55%
1985 27.48B −10.06B −26.81%
1984 37.55B −8.32B −18.13%
1983 45.86B −33.22B −42%
1982 79.08B −40.8B −34.03%
1981 120B +10.79B +9.89%
1980 109B +45.66B +71.98%
1979 63.43B +22.69B +55.71%
1978 40.74B −2.73B −6.28%
1977 43.47B +5.18B +13.53%
1976 38.29B +8.61B +29.03%
1975 29.67B −5.88B −16.54%
1974 35.56B +26.57B +295.58%
1973 8.99B +3.5B +63.69%
1972 5.49B +1.64B +42.62%
1971 3.85B +1.48B +62.38%
1970 2.37B +318M +15.49%
1969 2.05B +109M +5.61%
1968 1.94B +160M +8.97%
1967 1.78B +133M +8.06%
1966 1.65B +255M +18.27%
1965 1.4B +209M +17.61%
1964 1.19B +67M +5.98%
1963 1.12B +73M +6.97%
1962 1.05B +91M +9.52%
1961 956M +65M +7.3%
1960 891M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.