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Israel-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2019, Israel exported $11k to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Israel exported to Saudi Arabia were N/A. Over the past 10 years the exports of Israel to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.2%, from $229k in 2009 to $11k in 2019.

In 2019, Israel did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Israel Trade: In 2019, Saudi Arabia exported $806k to Israel. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Israel were N/A. Over the past 10 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 65.5%, from $65k in 2009 to $806k in 2019.

In 2019, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Israel.

Comparison: In 2023, Israel ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.28), and 49 in total exports ($69.3B). 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

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In 2019, Israel exported $11k to Saudi Arabia. There were not main exports from Israel to Saudi Arabia in 2019. During the last 10 years the exports of Israel to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.2%, from $229k in 2009 to $11k in 2019.

In 2008, Saudi Arabia exported $806k to Israel. There were not main exports from Saudi Arabia to Israel in 2008. During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 65.5%, from $65k in 2013 to $806k in 2008.

Exports from Israel () to Saudi Arabia () (2019)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Israel () (2019)

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Trade between Israel () and Saudi Arabia ()

Israel Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Israel
Top DestinationUnited States$20.3B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Israel than Saudi Arabia included Ireland ($4.22B), United States ($20.3B), and Hong Kong ($2.46B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Israel - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2019, Israel had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of .

During 2008, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Israel in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Israel Saudi Arabia+$7.46kTelephones

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Israel+$13.4kCrude 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 Israel and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Israel 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 Israel.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Israel () to Saudi Arabia () (2019)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Israel () (2019)

Latest Data

Trade between Israel () and Saudi Arabia ()

Israel Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Israel - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Israel () and Saudi Arabia () (2019)

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