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Singapore-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Singapore exported $948M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Singapore exported to Saudi Arabia were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($92.3M), Valves ($83.2M), and Excavation Machinery ($77.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.24%, from $1.38B in 2018 to $948M in 2023.

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

Saudi Arabia-Singapore Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $6.72B to Singapore. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($3.05B), Refined Petroleum ($1.47B), and Ethylene Polymers ($998M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Singapore have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.09%, from $12.6B in 2018 to $6.72B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.62), and 24 in total exports ($333B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Singapore exported $948M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Singapore to Saudi Arabia were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($92.3M), Valves ($83.2M), and Excavation Machinery ($77.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.24%, from $1.38B in 2018 to $948M in 2023.

In 2018, Saudi Arabia exported $6.72B to Singapore. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($3.05B), Refined Petroleum ($1.47B), and Ethylene Polymers ($998M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Singapore have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.09%, from $12.6B in 2023 to $6.72B in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Singapore () and Saudi Arabia ()

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Singapore
Top DestinationHong Kong$44.5B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Singapore than Saudi Arabia included Hong Kong ($44.5B), Malaysia ($31.4B), and South Korea ($20.1B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Singapore - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2023, Singapore had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Machines ($435M), Chemical Products ($162M), and Instruments ($88.3M).

During 2018, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.68B), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.45B), and Chemical Products ($463M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Singapore Saudi Arabia+$109MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Singapore+N/AN/A

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 Singapore and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Singapore indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Singapore.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Singapore () and Saudi Arabia ()

Singapore Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Singapore - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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