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Where does Saudi Arabia get its air conditioners? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $1.7 billion of air conditioners (321 thousand tonnes), 2.5% of the world total. China sold 79% of the total, followed by Thailand (6%) and the United States (3%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 10th-largest importer of air conditioners.

Summary

Value
$1.7billion
Tonnes
321thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.5%
World rank
10th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China1.3Tonnes: 290,850USD per tonne: $4,63778.6%Sea
Thailand0.1Tonnes: 11,599USD per tonne: $9,0376.1%Sea
United States0.04Tonnes: 1,004USD per tonne: $44,0662.6%Air
South Korea0.04Tonnes: 4,113USD per tonne: $9,3702.3%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.03Tonnes: 3,936USD per tonne: $7,0401.6%Land
Turkey0.02Tonnes: 1,660USD per tonne: $14,9341.5%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 1,666USD per tonne: $13,6471.3%Sea
Ireland0.02Tonnes: 479USD per tonne: $39,6431.1%Sea
Jordan0.02Tonnes: 1,750USD per tonne: $9,4640.97%Land
Bahrain0.01Tonnes: 1,326USD per tonne: $7,3030.56%Sea
Italy0.01Tonnes: 322USD per tonne: $23,3890.44%Sea
Japan0.01Tonnes: 180USD per tonne: $38,0610.4%Sea
Slovakia0.01Tonnes: 343USD per tonne: $16,6210.33%Sea
Mexico0.01Tonnes: 344USD per tonne: $15,7210.32%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 415USD per tonne: $11,7590.28%Sea
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 180USD per tonne: $20,5100.22%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $47,6110.18%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $57,0000.14%Air
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 101USD per tonne: $24,3580.14%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 86USD per tonne: $27,7640.14%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2006

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 1.3
  • Thailand 0.1
  • United States 0.04
  • South Korea 0.04
  • United Arab Emirates 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.011.3
Thailand0.020.1
United States0.090.04
South Korea0.010.04
United Arab Emirates< 0.010.03

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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