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2023
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Exports $4.76BRnk 28 / 219
2023
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Top Product $1.32BPlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft
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Exports $5.8BRnk 12 / 182
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Top Product $3.25BRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.34Rnk 16 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.76Rnk 36 / 132
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GDP$3.05TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH8.37%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$1.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH41.6%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $44,691CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH4.74%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$32,094CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.6%CURRENT US$
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France-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, France exported $4.76B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that France exported to Saudi Arabia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.32B), Gas Turbines ($347M), and Packaged Medicaments ($321M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.79%, from $4.36B in 2018 to $4.76B in 2023.

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

Saudi Arabia-France Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $5.8B to France. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to France were Refined Petroleum ($3.25B), Crude Petroleum ($2.25B), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($72.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.05%,  from $7.92B in 2018 to $5.8B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, France exported $4.76B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from France to Saudi Arabia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.32B), Gas Turbines ($347M), and Packaged Medicaments ($321M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.79%, from $4.36B in 2018 to $4.76B in 2023.

In 2018, Saudi Arabia exported $5.8B to France. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to France were Refined Petroleum ($3.25B), Crude Petroleum ($2.25B), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($72.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.05%, from $7.92B in 2023 to $5.8B in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

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

France Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B
Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Saudi Arabia included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

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

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Transportation ($1.63B), Machines ($1.26B), and Chemical Products ($839M).

During 2018, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.5B), Machines ($110M), and Transportation ($74.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Saudi Arabia+$107MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia France+$1.19BCrude 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

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

Product Space of France (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

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