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Where does Saudi Arabia get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $2.4 billion of aircraft and helicopters (2 thousand tonnes), 1.6% of the world total. India sold 64% of the total, followed by France (17%) and Germany (14%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 16th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.6%
World rank
16th
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
India1.5Tonnes: 1,138USD per tonne: $1,346,68563.5%Air
France0.41Tonnes: 216USD per tonne: $1,883,52816.9%Air
Germany0.34Tonnes: 167USD per tonne: $2,040,08414.1%Air
China0.08Tonnes: 130USD per tonne: $597,4983.2%Air
United States0.02Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $1,173,8150.66%Air
Switzerland0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $1,026,2750.55%Air
Poland0.01Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $433,3470.52%Air
Sweden0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $846,7830.25%Air
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $2,231,9380.17%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $284,2110.04%Air
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $863,2920.03%Sea
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $464,9570.02%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $587,0410.02%Air
Russia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $255,9290.02%Air
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $646,2920%Land
Pakistan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $164,7140%Air
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $273,0830%Air
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,590,4000%Air
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $338,8330%Air
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2024

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

  • India 1.5
  • France 0.41
  • Germany 0.34
  • China 0.08
  • United States 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India01.5
France00.41
Germany00.34
China00.08
United States0.070.02

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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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