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About

Italy-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $5.34B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Italy exported to Saudi Arabia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.72%, from $3.86B in 2018 to $5.34B in 2023.

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

Saudi Arabia-Italy Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $6.49B to Italy. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Italy were Refined Petroleum ($2.88B), Crude Petroleum ($2.82B), and Propylene Polymers ($153M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 0.83%,  from $6.22B in 2018 to $6.49B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B). 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, Italy exported $5.34B to Saudi Arabia. There were not main exports from Italy to Saudi Arabia in 2023. During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.72%, from $3.86B in 2018 to $5.34B in 2023.

In 2018, Saudi Arabia exported $6.49B to Italy. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Italy were Refined Petroleum ($2.88B), Crude Petroleum ($2.82B), and Propylene Polymers ($153M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 0.83%, from $6.22B in 2023 to $6.49B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Saudi Arabia included Germany ($71.4B), France ($61.1B), and United States ($70.9B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Italy had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Machines ($2.2B), Chemical Products ($796M), and Metals ($427M).

During 2018, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of N/A.

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Saudi Arabia+$107MCars
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Italy+$1.3BCrude 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 Italy and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy 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 Italy.

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

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