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Australia-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $1.48B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Australia exported to Saudi Arabia were Barley ($959M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($84.9M), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($74.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.93%, from $1.06B in 2017 to $1.48B in 2022.

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

Saudi Arabia-Australia Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $887M to Australia. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Australia were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($467M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($199M), and Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($103M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.2%,  from $457M in 2017 to $887M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Australia exported $1.48B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Australia to Saudi Arabia were Barley ($959M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($84.9M), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($74.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.93%, from $1.06B in 2017 to $1.48B in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $887M to Australia. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Australia were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($467M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($199M), and Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($103M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.2%, from $457M in 2022 to $887M in 2017.

Exports from Australia (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Australia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Australia (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Australia Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Australia
Top Destination
China$123B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Saudi Arabia included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and Chinese Taipei ($24.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Australia included India ($46.2B), United States ($23.9B), and Egypt ($6.44B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Australia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Australia - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Australia had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.02B), Animal Products ($234M), and Chemical Products ($52.3M).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Chemical Products ($809M), Transportation ($31.1M), and Textiles ($18M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Australia Saudi Arabia+$11.1MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Australia+$6.9MAcyclic Alcohols

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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Australia and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Australia 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 Australia.

Product Space of Australia (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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