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About

Saudi Arabia-France Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $7.05B to France. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to France were Refined Petroleum ($4.26B), Crude Petroleum ($2.6B), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($30.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 7.32%, from $4.95B in 2017 to $7.05B in 2022.

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

France-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, France exported $4.04B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that France exported to Saudi Arabia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.28B), Gas Turbines ($356M), and Packaged Medicaments ($250M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.73%,  from $5.43B in 2017 to $4.04B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $7.05B to France. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to France were Refined Petroleum ($4.26B), Crude Petroleum ($2.6B), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($30.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 7.32%, from $4.95B in 2017 to $7.05B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $4.04B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from France to Saudi Arabia were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.28B), Gas Turbines ($356M), and Packaged Medicaments ($250M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.73%, from $5.43B in 2022 to $4.04B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Saudi Arabia Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than France included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Saudi Arabia included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Belgium ($47.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($6.87B), Chemical Products ($89.8M), and Metals ($26.1M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Transportation ($1.44B), Machines ($856M), and Chemical Products ($706M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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 Saudi Arabia and France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

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

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