United States (USA) and Saudi Arabia (SAU) Trade

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United States-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $11B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that United States exported to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($1.72B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($664M), and Refined Petroleum ($325M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.22%, from $13.7B in 2017 to $11B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to Saudi Arabia worth $9.07B, with Travel ($2.59B), Government services, n.i.e. ($1.89B), and Financial services ($1.82B) being the largest in terms of value.

Saudi Arabia-United States Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $23.9B to United States. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($16.6B), Refined Petroleum ($4.7B), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($476M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 2.28%, from $19.9B in 2017 to $23.9B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as REI (Recreational Equipment Incorporated) (35), Continental Materials (15), and Soho Studio (14) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Saudi Arabia to the United States. Conversely, Other (68), Textiles Opico Sa De Cv (35), and Unknown (12) were notable for importing products to Saudi Arabia from the United States.

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, United States exported $1.03B and imported $1.18B from Saudi Arabia, resulting in a negative trade balance of $148M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-716M (-41%) from $1.75B to $1.03B, while imports decreased by $-298M (-20.2%) from $1.48B to $1.18B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of United States to Saudi Arabia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($282M), Cars ($95.7M), Gas Turbines ($46.1M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($25.7M), and Corn ($24.4M). In September 2024 the top imports of United States from Saudi Arabia were Crude Petroleum ($1.19B), Refined Petroleum ($162M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($35.1M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($22.2M), and Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($16.4M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Texas ($193M), Indiana ($138M), California ($69.5M), Oklahoma ($55.4M), and New Jersey ($53M), while imports destinations were mainly Texas ($527M), New Jersey ($334M), California ($133M), Louisiana ($100M), and Idaho ($15.1M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Saudi Arabia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Tanks and Armored vehicles ($-45.5M or -91.7%), Aircraft parts including unmanned craft ($-30.3M or -86.4%), and Corn ($-28M or -53.4%). In September 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports from Saudi Arabia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Refined Petroleum ($-167M or -50.7%), Ethers ($-20.5M or -97.5%), and Acyclic Alcohols ($-16.8M or -95.5%).

Latest Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-716M(-41%)

IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-298M(-20.2%)

MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Texas$193M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, United States exported $11B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from United States to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($1.72B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($664M), and Refined Petroleum ($325M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.22%, from $13.7B in 2017 to $11B in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $23.9B to United States. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to United States were Crude Petroleum ($16.6B), Refined Petroleum ($4.7B), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($476M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 2.28%, from $19.9B in 2022 to $23.9B in 2017.

Exports from United States () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to United States () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Saudi Arabia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than United States included Oman ($4.31B), Jordan ($3.79B), and Pakistan ($4.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage United States - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Transportation ($2.98B), Machines ($2.55B), and Chemical Products ($1.28B).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($21.4B), Chemical Products ($1.5B), and Metals ($525M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Saudi Arabia+$233MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia United States+$2.77BCrude 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 United States and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States 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 United States.

Product Space of United States () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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