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Trade balance — Saudi Arabia

Trade balance in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 20,067,466,667 US$. Ranked 22 in the world out of 138. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 1,981.8%.

2025 20.07B US$ −32.52% vs 2024
World rank 22of 138
Period maximum 188B US$2022
Period minimum -29.3B US$2015

Trend over time

1968–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Saudi Arabia, 1968–2025-100B0100B200B196819741980198619921998200420102016202220251968: 963,960,711 US$1969: 1,042,836,022 US$1970: 1,572,222,222 US$1971: 2,591,362,408 US$1972: 4,185,774,158 US$1973: 11,776,865,468 US$1974: 22,585,633,803 US$1975: 24,135,407,771 US$1976: 22,707,932,011 US$1977: 18,443,064,170 US$1978: 6,195,798,165 US$1979: 23,056,756,397 US$1980: 59,490,035,596 US$1981: 60,310,278,645 US$1982: 17,796,370,134 US$1983: -11,894,066,570 US$1984: -12,800,510,783 US$1985: -6,827,443,401 US$1986: -7,899,000,810 US$1987: -5,373,831,776 US$1988: -3,423,497,997 US$1989: -4,130,040,053 US$1990: 10,541,522,029 US$1991: 2,535,380,507 US$1992: 4,279,305,741 US$1993: 1,194,926,569 US$1994: 10,720,160,214 US$1995: 13,809,612,817 US$1996: 21,247,797,063 US$1997: 21,789,586,115 US$1998: 4,662,133,333 US$1999: 18,576,266,667 US$2000: 35,333,333,333 US$2001: 28,922,133,333 US$2002: 32,810,933,333 US$2003: 47,212,533,333 US$2004: 69,570,133,333 US$2005: 105,591,257,239 US$2006: 112,011,748,999 US$2007: 104,039,226,151 US$2008: 146,168,800,000 US$2009: 39,987,200,000 US$2010: 87,628,266,667 US$2011: 178,246,400,000 US$2012: 184,213,333,333 US$2013: 157,750,133,333 US$2014: 95,966,400,000 US$2015: -29,296,800,000 US$2016: 2,512,533,333 US$2017: 38,494,666,667 US$2018: 105,847,466,667 US$2019: 66,885,333,333 US$2020: 664,000,000 US$2021: 72,986,133,333 US$2022: 187,668,533,333 US$2023: 69,635,466,667 US$2024: 29,736,533,333 US$2025: 20,067,466,667 US$
Change over the period: +19.1B (+1,981.77%) Average annual rate: 5.47 %
Trade balance — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 20.07B −9.67B −32.52%
2024 29.74B −39.9B −57.3%
2023 69.64B −118B −62.89%
2022 188B +115B +157.13%
2021 72.99B +72.32B +10,891.89%
2020 664M −66.22B −99.01%
2019 66.89B −38.96B −36.81%
2018 106B +67.35B +174.97%
2017 38.49B +35.98B +1,432.11%
2016 2.51B +31.81B +108.58%
2015 -29.3B −125B −130.53%
2014 95.97B −61.78B −39.17%
2013 158B −26.46B −14.37%
2012 184B +5.97B +3.35%
2011 178B +90.62B +103.41%
2010 87.63B +47.64B +119.14%
2009 39.99B −106B −72.64%
2008 146B +42.13B +40.49%
2007 104B −7.97B −7.12%
2006 112B +6.42B +6.08%
2005 106B +36.02B +51.78%
2004 69.57B +22.36B +47.36%
2003 47.21B +14.4B +43.89%
2002 32.81B +3.89B +13.45%
2001 28.92B −6.41B −18.14%
2000 35.33B +16.76B +90.21%
1999 18.58B +13.91B +298.45%
1998 4.66B −17.13B −78.6%
1997 21.79B +542M +2.55%
1996 21.25B +7.44B +53.86%
1995 13.81B +3.09B +28.82%
1994 10.72B +9.53B +797.14%
1993 1.19B −3.08B −72.08%
1992 4.28B +1.74B +68.78%
1991 2.54B −8.01B −75.95%
1990 10.54B +14.67B +355.24%
1989 -4.13B −707M −20.64%
1988 -3.42B +1.95B +36.29%
1987 -5.37B +2.53B +31.97%
1986 -7.9B −1.07B −15.69%
1985 -6.83B +5.97B +46.66%
1984 -12.8B −906M −7.62%
1983 -11.89B −29.69B −166.83%
1982 17.8B −42.51B −70.49%
1981 60.31B +820M +1.38%
1980 59.49B +36.43B +158.02%
1979 23.06B +16.86B +272.14%
1978 6.2B −12.25B −66.41%
1977 18.44B −4.26B −18.78%
1976 22.71B −1.43B −5.91%
1975 24.14B +1.55B +6.86%
1974 22.59B +10.81B +91.78%
1973 11.78B +7.59B +181.35%
1972 4.19B +1.59B +61.53%
1971 2.59B +1.02B +64.82%
1970 1.57B +529M +50.76%
1969 1.04B +78.88M +8.18%
1968 964M

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About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.