Saudi Arabia chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Saudi Arabia reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$40.2B
+1.5% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$28.8B
+10.5% vs 2023
Trade balance
+$11.5B
Net exporter
World exporter rank
#19
1.4% of world chemical exports
Trend
Saudi Arabia's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$40.2B in 2024Imports$28.8B in 2024
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$20B
$40B
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $38B | $19.8B |
| 2020 | $32.2B | $19.4B |
| 2021 | $46.1B | $21.5B |
| 2022 | $54B | $26.1B |
| 2023 | $39.7B | $26B |
| 2024 | $40.2B | $28.8B |
By HS chapter
How Saudi Arabia's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $1.74BImports $1.26B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $11.2BImports $2.76B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $580MImports $9.15B
- 31FertilisersExports $4.97BImports $187M
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $450MImports $905M
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $346MImports $2.88B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $455MImports $787M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $76.5MImports $236M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $2.98MImports $42.5M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $4.01MImports $30M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $1.07BImports $2.74B
- 39PlasticsExports $18.6BImports $5.32B
- 40RubberExports $670MImports $2.48B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Saudi Arabia exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13902.10PolypropyleneAt least 86 destinations$4.67B
- 23901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 81 destinations$4.63B
- 33901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 92 destinations$4.1B
- 42905.31Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)At least 10 destinations$2.78B
- 53105.30Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)At least 11 destinations$2.31B
- 63102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 15 destinations$1.62B
- 72902.50StyreneAt least 8 destinations$1.43B
- 82909.19Acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives…At least 5 destinations$1.32B
- 92905.11Methanol (methyl alcohol)At least 16 destinations$1.28B
- 103105.40Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with…$886M
- 112814.10Anhydrous ammoniaAt least 8 destinations$829M
- 122902.43P-Xylene$670M
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 65 supplying countries$4.63B
- 23002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 11 supplying countries$933M
- 33304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 55 supplying countries$823M
- 44011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 12 supplying countries$728M
- 53003.90(not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses…At least 21 supplying countries$697M
- 63004.10Medicaments containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses…At least 17 supplying countries$689M
- 72902.20BenzeneAt least 3 supplying countries$572M
- 84011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 8 supplying countries$562M
- 93926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 74 supplying countries$526M
- 103002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 6 supplying countries$500M
- 113303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 33 supplying countries$496M
- 123822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 25 supplying countries$380M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is one of the 28 major economies whose bilateral reports are used to build the partner data for every other country, so its own partner breakdown is not part of this dataset. Open any of its top HS codes above to see the leading exporters and importers worldwide.
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