Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Saudi Arabia

Merchandise imports in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 254,063,000,000 US$. Ranked 27 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 108,473.9%.

2025 254B US$ +9.13% vs 2024
World rank 27of 205
Period maximum 254B US$2025
Period minimum 234M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Saudi Arabia, 1960–20250100B200B300B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 234,000,000 US$1962: 308,000,000 US$1964: 394,000,000 US$1966: 592,000,000 US$1968: 553,000,000 US$1970: 693,000,000 US$1972: 1,136,000,000 US$1974: 2,860,000,000 US$1976: 8,695,000,000 US$1978: 20,422,000,000 US$1980: 30,166,000,000 US$1982: 40,644,000,000 US$1984: 33,696,000,000 US$1986: 19,112,000,000 US$1988: 21,784,000,000 US$1990: 24,069,000,000 US$1992: 33,698,000,000 US$1994: 23,338,000,000 US$1996: 27,744,000,000 US$1998: 30,013,000,000 US$2000: 30,238,000,000 US$2002: 32,293,000,000 US$2004: 47,376,000,000 US$2006: 69,800,000,000 US$2008: 115,134,000,000 US$2010: 106,863,000,000 US$2012: 155,593,000,000 US$2014: 173,834,000,000 US$2016: 140,170,000,000 US$2018: 137,065,000,000 US$2020: 137,997,000,000 US$2022: 189,877,000,000 US$2024: 232,806,000,000 US$2025: 254,063,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +254B (+108,473.93%) Average annual rate: 11.35 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Saudi Arabia 254B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Asia computed 1.69T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 254B +21.26B +9.13%
2024 233B +25.87B +12.5%
2023 207B +17.06B +8.99%
2022 190B +37.03B +24.23%
2021 153B +14.85B +10.76%
2020 138B −15.17B −9.9%
2019 153B +16.1B +11.74%
2018 137B +2.55B +1.89%
2017 135B −5.65B −4.03%
2016 140B −34.51B −19.75%
2015 175B +842M +0.48%
2014 174B +5.68B +3.38%
2013 168B +12.56B +8.07%
2012 156B +24.01B +18.24%
2011 132B +24.72B +23.14%
2010 107B +11.31B +11.84%
2009 95.55B −19.58B −17.01%
2008 115B +24.92B +27.62%
2007 90.21B +20.41B +29.25%
2006 69.8B +10.34B +17.39%
2005 59.46B +12.08B +25.5%
2004 47.38B +5.67B +13.6%
2003 41.7B +9.41B +29.14%
2002 32.29B +1.07B +3.43%
2001 31.22B +985M +3.26%
2000 30.24B +2.23B +7.95%
1999 28.01B −2B −6.67%
1998 30.01B +1.28B +4.46%
1997 28.73B +988M +3.56%
1996 27.74B −347M −1.24%
1995 28.09B +4.75B +20.37%
1994 23.34B −4.86B −17.24%
1993 28.2B −5.5B −16.32%
1992 33.7B +4.62B +15.88%
1991 29.08B +5.01B +20.82%
1990 24.07B +2.92B +13.78%
1989 21.15B −630M −2.89%
1988 21.78B +1.7B +8.47%
1987 20.08B +971M +5.08%
1986 19.11B −4.51B −19.09%
1985 23.62B −10.07B −29.9%
1984 33.7B −5.5B −14.03%
1983 39.2B −1.45B −3.56%
1982 40.64B +5.38B +15.24%
1981 35.27B +5.1B +16.92%
1980 30.17B +5.7B +23.32%
1979 24.46B +4.04B +19.78%
1978 20.42B +5.77B +39.34%
1977 14.66B +5.96B +68.56%
1976 8.7B +4.48B +106.38%
1975 4.21B +1.35B +47.31%
1974 2.86B +888M +45.03%
1973 1.97B +836M +73.59%
1972 1.14B +328M +40.59%
1971 808M +115M +16.59%
1970 693M −42M −5.71%
1969 735M +182M +32.91%
1968 553M −21M −3.66%
1967 574M −18M −3.04%
1966 592M +86M +17%
1965 506M +112M +28.43%
1964 394M +74M +23.13%
1963 320M +12M +3.9%
1962 308M +47M +18.01%
1961 261M +27M +11.54%
1960 234M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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