Value of imported goods and services in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Value of imported goods and services was 287.13 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
287.13 billion
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
26th
of 170 countries
All-time high
287.13 billion
in 2025
All-time low
62.42 billion
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Value of imported goods and services in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 287.13 billion for value of imported goods and services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services in Saudi Arabia peaked at 287.13 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.42 billion, in 2002.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.90 billion | — |
| 2001 | 62.67 billion | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 62.42 billion | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.90 billion | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 81.49 billion | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 104.79 billion | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 141.44 billion | +35.0% |
| 2007 | 174.18 billion | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 192.48 billion | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 180.26 billion | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 192.10 billion | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 210.33 billion | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 226.66 billion | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 235.06 billion | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 253.59 billion | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 247.31 billion | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 202.51 billion | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 202.20 billion | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 207.57 billion | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 228.00 billion | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 182.56 billion | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 198.25 billion | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 222.35 billion | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 255.37 billion | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 274.30 billion | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 287.13 billion | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113.65 billion | 62.42 billion | 192.48 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.53 billion | 192.10 billion | 253.59 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 236.66 billion | 182.56 billion | 287.13 billion | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -0.7248 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 11,465 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.7251 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 42,994 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services in Saudi Arabia?
- Value of imported goods and services in Saudi Arabia was 287.13 billion in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 287.13 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.42 billion in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for value of imported goods and services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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