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Where does Saudi Arabia get its rice? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $2 billion of rice (1.9 million tonnes), 5.1% of the world total. India sold 75% of the total, followed by Pakistan (11%) and the United States (7%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of rice.

Summary

Value
$2billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Share of world total
5.1%
World rank
3rd
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: 1,400,272USD per tonne: $1,05675.1%Sea
Pakistan0.22Tonnes: 218,458USD per tonne: $1,01311.3%Sea
United States0.13Tonnes: 110,604USD per tonne: $1,2186.9%Sea
Australia0.05Tonnes: 39,624USD per tonne: $1,3782.8%Sea
Vietnam0.03Tonnes: 36,210USD per tonne: $8281.5%Sea
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 28,382USD per tonne: $7671.1%Sea
Cambodia0.01Tonnes: 7,838USD per tonne: $9170.37%Sea
Brazil0.01Tonnes: 7,991USD per tonne: $7790.32%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 3,224USD per tonne: $9820.16%Sea
Bangladesh< 0.01Tonnes: 1,662USD per tonne: $1,0970.09%Sea
Argentina< 0.01Tonnes: 1,227USD per tonne: $1,1490.07%Sea
Egypt< 0.01Tonnes: 1,793USD per tonne: $7550.07%Sea
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: 1,411USD per tonne: $8760.06%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 523USD per tonne: $1,7940.05%Sea
Kuwait< 0.01Tonnes: 697USD per tonne: $1,2770.05%Land
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 941USD per tonne: $8180.04%Sea
Myanmar< 0.01Tonnes: 703USD per tonne: $7860.03%Sea
Sri Lanka< 0.01Tonnes: 226USD per tonne: $1,0250.01%Sea
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 193USD per tonne: $9240.01%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 98USD per tonne: $1,4630.01%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

India was its main source throughout the period

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

  • India 1.5
  • Pakistan 0.22
  • United States 0.13
  • Australia 0.05
  • Vietnam 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India0.151.5
Pakistan0.020.22
United States0.080.13
Australia0.010.05
Vietnam00.03

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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