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Where does Saudi Arabia get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $8.9 billion of mobile phones (122 thousand tonnes), 1.4% of the world total. China sold 70% of the total, followed by Vietnam (16%) and India (4%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 18th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$8.9billion
Tonnes
122thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.4%
World rank
18th
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
China6.2Tonnes: 116,869USD per tonne: $52,73369.6%Air
Vietnam1.4Tonnes: 2,616USD per tonne: $533,48415.8%Air
India0.4Tonnes: 630USD per tonne: $628,6044.5%Air
United States0.18Tonnes: 320USD per tonne: $561,7522%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.15Tonnes: 496USD per tonne: $304,8221.7%Air
Taiwan0.12Tonnes: 153USD per tonne: $782,6391.4%Air
Mexico0.12Tonnes: 161USD per tonne: $731,7651.3%Air
Malaysia0.05Tonnes: 84USD per tonne: $584,8130.55%Air
Germany0.05Tonnes: 128USD per tonne: $353,0580.51%Air
Thailand0.03Tonnes: 46USD per tonne: $598,2390.31%Air
Singapore re-exports0.02Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $399,0530.19%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 40USD per tonne: $396,8070.18%Air
Finland0.02Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $1,022,0300.18%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $358,0420.17%Air
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $1,120,3280.16%Air
Italy0.01Tonnes: 22USD per tonne: $600,6290.15%Air
Estonia0.01Tonnes: 37USD per tonne: $292,0600.12%Air
Hungary0.01Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $322,0460.1%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $454,7040.1%Air
Lithuania0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $534,4100.08%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2005

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

  • China 6.2
  • Vietnam 1.4
  • India 0.4
  • United States 0.18
  • Netherlands 0.15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.016.2
Vietnam01.4
India< 0.010.4
United States0.030.18
Netherlands< 0.010.15

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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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