Saudi Arabia (SAU) and United Kingdom (GBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Saudi Arabia-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $3.19B to United Kingdom. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to United Kingdom were Refined Petroleum ($2.47B), Ethylene Polymers ($215M), and Crude Petroleum ($99.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.85B in 2017 to $3.19B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Saudi Arabia In N/A, United Kingdom did not export any products to Saudi Arabia.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and United Kingdom ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

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United Kingdom Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

United Kingdom
Top DestinationUnited States$61.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than United Kingdom included India ($46.2B), China ($68B), and South Korea ($36B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Saudi Arabia included Germany ($40.6B), United States ($61.8B), and Netherlands ($41.9B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.