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Who buys Saudi Arabia’s mobile phones? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported $6.5 billion of mobile phones (5 thousand tonnes), 1% of the world total. The United Arab Emirates bought 100% of the total, followed by Hungary (0.2%) and the Netherlands (0.1%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 14th-largest exporter of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$6.5billion
Tonnes
5thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1%
World rank
14th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United Arab Emirates6.4Tonnes: 4,150USD per tonne: $1,550,48099.5%Land
Hungary0.01Tonnes: 154USD per tonne: $75,7810.18%Air
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $233,1830.08%Air
Egypt< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $679,1800.04%Air
Bahrain< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $363,5400.03%Air
China< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,215,8290.03%Air
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $284,0640.02%Air
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,705,0630.02%Air
Kuwait< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $192,4690.02%Land
Sudan< 0.01Tonnes: 85USD per tonne: $11,1110.01%Sea
Iraq< 0.01Tonnes: 154USD per tonne: $4,8800.01%Land
Qatar< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,584,7440.01%Land
Oman< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $49,8340.01%Land
Suriname< 0.01Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $5,5900.01%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $259,6920.01%Air
Vietnam< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $46,6220%Air
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,315,3900%Air
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $131,4400%Air
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $561,6170%Air
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $854,8940%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

The United Arab Emirates has been its main destination since 2021

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

  • United Arab Emirates 6.4
  • Hungary 0.01
  • Netherlands < 0.01
  • Egypt < 0.01
  • Bahrain < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Arab Emirates< 0.016.4
Hungary00.01
Netherlands< 0.01< 0.01
Egypt0< 0.01
Bahrain0< 0.01

Sources and methodology

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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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