Saudi Arabia Total Imports Growth

2006 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Saudi Arabia Total Imports Growth

  • Saudi Arabia Total Imports grew 27.1 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 19.4 % YoY in the previous month
  • Saudi Arabia Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2006 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 9.7 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 55.8 % in Feb 2012 and a record low of -32.1 % in May 2020

CEIC calculates monthly Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. General Authority for Statistics provides Total Imports in local currency.


Further information about Saudi Arabia Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Saudi Arabia Total Imports recorded 21.1 USD bn in Dec 2024
  • Total Exports reached 25.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered a decrease of 2.8 % year on year
  • Saudi Arabia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 73.3 USD bn in Dec 2024

View Saudi Arabia's Total Imports Growth from Jan 2006 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

Saudi Arabia Total Imports Growth

What was Saudi Arabia's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2024?

Saudi Arabia Total Imports grew 27.1 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 19.4 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
27.1 Dec 2024 19.4 Nov 2024 -32.1 May 2020 55.8 Feb 2012 % monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) 19.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Armenia (%) -17.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Australia (%) 9.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -3.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 79.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Bahrain (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) -6.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Nov 2024
Belarus (%) -3.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Belgium (%) -8.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (%) -28.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Botswana (%) -6.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Brazil (%) 12.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) -23.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2024
Bulgaria (%) 0.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Cambodia (%) 19.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2024
Canada (%) 6.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Chile (%) 14.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 7.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 6.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Cyprus (%) 37.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 6.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Denmark (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 13.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 24.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2024
Estonia (%) 8.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 3.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Finland (%) -4.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
France (%) -0.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 45.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Germany (%) 5.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2024
Ghana (%) 2.3 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Oct 2024
Greece (%) 0.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Iceland (%) 2.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
India (%) 7.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2024
Indonesia (%) -2.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Iran (%) 13.8 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ireland (%) -16.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2024
Israel (%) 25.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) -3.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 15.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
Japan (%) -3.0 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 20.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 1.2 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2024
Kenya (%) -12.1 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2024
South Korea (%) -6.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Jan 2025
Kosovo (%) 16.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -20.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Laos (%) 4.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) -2.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 493.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (%) 2.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) -10.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.3 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
North Macedonia (%) -6.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 24.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Malaysia (%) 13.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Malta (%) 12.2 Dec 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 10.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Mexico (%) 6.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Moldova (%) 4.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 17.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Morocco (%) 16.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Mozambique (%) -14.4 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2024
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 27.7 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Jan 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
New Zealand (%) 6.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1961 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 62.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2025
Oman (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) -3.1 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 0.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2024
Panama (%) 3.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Peru (%) 15.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2024
Philippines (%) -1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2024
Poland (%) -4.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Portugal (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Romania (%) 3.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 19.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 27.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Serbia (%) 3.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 14.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 10.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 39.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) -3.5 Dec 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Dec 2024
Spain (%) 1.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 29.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2024
Sudan (%) -12.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -3.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (%) 24.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024

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Saudi Arabia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -30,833.284 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 319,733.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 28.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SAR bn) 1,583.493 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SAR bn) 1,862.699 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (SAR bn) 1,433.631 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 73,321.7 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 25,146.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,151,060.164 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 595,269.369 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 22,383.089 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 21,076.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,014,506.913 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,727,931.691 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,097.698 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,914.653 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,267.239 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 4,960.638 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 4,116.367 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 12,252.148 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value (SAR mn) 94,298.971 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Exports: India (SAR mn) 9,117.572 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 9,808.619 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 121,831.325 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 22,618.912 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 162,549.731 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 70,584.316 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 30,693.439 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.681 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 87.505 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.814 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 104.491 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,746.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,790.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 4,255.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,044.079 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -37.538 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 765,219.433 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equity (USD mn) 1,306.235 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,737.844 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 3,644.042 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 17,690.709 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 6,044.079 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) -17,689.915 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 26,126.658 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -6,661.703 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -10,805.656 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 54,477.369 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -13,383.060 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 21,333.957 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 11,646.630 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -16,358.424 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,890.738 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 73,942.498 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 4,746.140 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 490.518 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 10,114.940 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 19,465.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 8,751.144 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,139.594 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,011.717 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (SAR mn) 2,869,572.875 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 12.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 445,261.016 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 698,516.458 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 413,014.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 39.870 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.4 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.934 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 717,969.099 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 279,406.0 Feb 2018 monthly Oct 1983 - Feb 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Credit to Households (USD bn) 362.740 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 836.762 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 133,960.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 788,146.680 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 14.39 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.34 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Base Money (SAR mn) 411,626.250 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,669,728.809 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 2,921,472.319 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,619,436.716 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 532,724.681 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,628,755.763 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,159,067.903 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,692,384.123 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 470,985.975 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024

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