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Saudi Arabia-Greece Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $1.13B to Greece. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Greece were Crude Petroleum ($698M), Refined Petroleum ($177M), and Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($52.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Greece have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.05%, from $1.19B in 2018 to $1.13B in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Greece.

Greece-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Greece exported $1.49B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Greece exported to Saudi Arabia were Refined Petroleum ($1.17B), Other Large Iron Pipes ($84M), and Packaged Medicaments ($28.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Greece to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.05%, from $824M in 2018 to $1.49B in 2023.

In 2023, Greece did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B). That same year, Greece ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.4), and 56 in total exports ($53.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $1.13B to Greece. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Greece were Crude Petroleum ($698M), Refined Petroleum ($177M), and Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($52.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Greece have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.05%, from $1.19B in 2018 to $1.13B in 2023.

In 2018, Greece exported $1.49B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Greece to Saudi Arabia were Refined Petroleum ($1.17B), Other Large Iron Pipes ($84M), and Packaged Medicaments ($28.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Greece to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.05%, from $824M in 2023 to $1.49B in 2018.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Greece () (2023)

Exports from Greece () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Greece ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

Greece
Top DestinationItaly$6.21B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Greece included China ($64.4B), India ($34.8B), and Japan ($34.7B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Greece than Saudi Arabia included Cyprus ($3.03B), Bulgaria ($2.38B), and Romania ($2.09B).

Difference in imports from Greece () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Greece

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This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Greece by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Greece.

During 2023, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Greece in the exports of Mineral Products ($874M), Plastics and Rubbers ($96.2M), and Metals ($65.9M).

During 2018, Greece had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of N/A.

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Greece+$278MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Greece Saudi Arabia+$65.7MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Greece () (2023)

Exports from Greece () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Greece ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Greece Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Greece () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Greece

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Greece () (2023)

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