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Where does Saudi Arabia get its jewelry? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $1.6 billion of jewelry (306 tonnes), 1.4% of the world total. Its main sources were the United Arab Emirates (27%), India (23%) and Switzerland (8%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 14th-largest importer of jewelry.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
306tonnes
Share of world total
1.4%
World rank
14th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United Arab Emirates436Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $43,755,62626.6%Land
India371Tonnes: 28USD per tonne: $13,035,67022.6%Air
Switzerland134Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $153,646,4348.1%Air
China109Tonnes: 221USD per tonne: $491,7236.6%Air
United Kingdom88.4Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $188,078,2665.4%Air
Aruba86.8Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,631,772,2425.3%Air
Turkey83.3Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $5,171,8195.1%Air
France70.5Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $108,870,9244.3%Air
United States69.5Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $46,863,5094.2%Air
Thailand63.1Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $13,371,1793.9%Air
Italy42.9Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $9,566,1442.6%Air
Hong Kong re-exports21.9Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $43,925,1531.3%Air
Bahrain11.7Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $58,898,3070.71%Air
Singapore re-exports11Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $25,199,7390.67%Air
Spain7.3Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $5,537,5730.44%Air
Malaysia6.1Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $21,576,4360.37%Air
Germany4.9Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $12,870,1980.3%Air
Indonesia4.6Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $4,510,2550.28%Air
Jordan4.2Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $45,166,9260.26%Land
Netherlands re-exports2.7Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $3,852,5880.17%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United Arab Emirates has been its main source since 2015

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

  • United Arab Emirates 436
  • India 371
  • Switzerland 134
  • China 109
  • United Kingdom 88.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Arab Emirates0.1436
India0.85371
Switzerland187134
China< 0.01109
United Kingdom4.588.4

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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