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Chad-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Chad exported $565k to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Chad exported to Saudi Arabia were Other Oily Seeds ($509k), Other Edible Preparations ($40.6k), and Packaged Medicaments ($10.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 39.3%, from $108k in 2018 to $565k in 2023.

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

Saudi Arabia-Chad Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $2.98M to Chad. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Chad were Flavored Water ($1.08M), Tropical Fruits ($632k), and Plastic Lids ($567k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 5.24%, from $2.31M in 2018 to $2.98M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Chad ranked 132 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -2.41), and 132 in total exports ($4.36B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Chad exported $565k to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Chad to Saudi Arabia were Other Oily Seeds ($509k), Other Edible Preparations ($40.6k), and Packaged Medicaments ($10.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 39.3%, from $108k in 2018 to $565k in 2023.

In 2018, Saudi Arabia exported $2.98M to Chad. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Chad were Flavored Water ($1.08M), Tropical Fruits ($632k), and Plastic Lids ($567k). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 5.24%, from $2.31M in 2023 to $2.98M in 2018.

Exports from Chad () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Chad () (2023)

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Trade between Chad () and Saudi Arabia ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

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Chad
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.11B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Chad than Saudi Arabia included Central African Republic ($6.67M) and Israel ($9k).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Chad - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2023, Chad had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($509k), Foodstuffs ($40.6k), and Chemical Products ($10.9k).

During 2018, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.15M), Plastics and Rubbers ($666k), and Vegetable Products ($656k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Chad Saudi Arabia+$7.61kGold

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Chad+$4.05kRefined 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 Chad and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Chad 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 Chad.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Chad () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Chad () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Chad () and Saudi Arabia ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Chad - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Chad () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

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