Summary
- Australia → Saudi Arabia
- $820million
- Saudi Arabia → Australia
- $645million
- Australia’s balance
- $175million
Balance
Australia’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between Australia and Saudi Arabia grew 39% since 1995
USD billions (current). Australia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.8
- Imports 0.6
- Balance +0.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $322 million | $732 million | -$410 million |
| 1996 | $454 million | $760 million | -$305 million |
| 1997 | $206 million | $553 million | -$347 million |
| 1998 | $675 million | $282 million | $393 million |
| 1999 | $725 million | $489 million | $236 million |
| 2000 | $908 million | $961 million | -$53 million |
| 2001 | $1.5 billion | $835 million | $639 million |
| 2002 | $1.3 billion | $741 million | $528 million |
| 2003 | $1.2 billion | $678 million | $569 million |
| 2004 | $1.5 billion | $876 million | $630 million |
| 2005 | $1.7 billion | $1.2 billion | $476 million |
| 2006 | $2 billion | $1 billion | $929 million |
| 2007 | $1.9 billion | $967 million | $936 million |
| 2008 | $2.3 billion | $863 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2009 | $1.6 billion | $614 million | $1 billion |
| 2010 | $1.6 billion | $468 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2011 | $1.8 billion | $481 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2012 | $2.2 billion | $571 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2013 | $2.3 billion | $332 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2014 | $2.3 billion | $484 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2015 | $1.9 billion | $417 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2016 | $1.4 billion | $402 million | $948 million |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $464 million | $723 million |
| 2018 | $677 million | $572 million | $105 million |
| 2019 | $730 million | $495 million | $235 million |
| 2020 | $754 million | $771 million | -$18 million |
| 2021 | $1.6 billion | $852 million | $781 million |
| 2022 | $1.8 billion | $1.1 billion | $707 million |
| 2023 | $1.1 billion | $849 million | $219 million |
| 2024 | $820 million | $645 million | $175 million |
What they sell each other
What Australia sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to Australia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Sydney and Jeddah is 7,845 nautical miles (14,529 km) long: ≈ 18–23.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Saudi Arabia was Australia’s 38th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Australia was Saudi Arabia’s 45th (0.3%).
- Saudi Arabia in Australia’s trade
- 0.2%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Australia’s partners
- 38th
- Australia in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 0.3%
- Australia’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 45th
Compare with
Other partners of Australia
Other partners of Saudi Arabia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.