Summary
- Canada → Saudi Arabia
- $1.6billion
- Saudi Arabia → Canada
- $1.5billion
- Canada’s balance
- $41million
Balance
Canada’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between Canada and Saudi Arabia grew 4.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Canada’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.6
- Imports 1.5
- Balance +0
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $408 million | $316 million | $92 million |
| 1996 | $511 million | $475 million | $36 million |
| 1997 | $399 million | $466 million | -$68 million |
| 1998 | $343 million | $267 million | $76 million |
| 1999 | $304 million | $288 million | $16 million |
| 2000 | $304 million | $623 million | -$319 million |
| 2001 | $308 million | $525 million | -$217 million |
| 2002 | $306 million | $484 million | -$179 million |
| 2003 | $475 million | $669 million | -$195 million |
| 2004 | $545 million | $954 million | -$410 million |
| 2005 | $485 million | $1.4 billion | -$957 million |
| 2006 | $675 million | $1.5 billion | -$848 million |
| 2007 | $879 million | $1.8 billion | -$879 million |
| 2008 | $1.7 billion | $2.1 billion | -$395 million |
| 2009 | $1.4 billion | $1.3 billion | $44 million |
| 2010 | $1.3 billion | $2 billion | -$623 million |
| 2011 | $1.3 billion | $2.8 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2012 | $2.1 billion | $2.9 billion | -$781 million |
| 2013 | $1.2 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2014 | $1.5 billion | $2.4 billion | -$887 million |
| 2015 | $1.6 billion | $1.6 billion | -$3 million |
| 2016 | $1.3 billion | $1.3 billion | $16 million |
| 2017 | $1.3 billion | $2.1 billion | -$736 million |
| 2018 | $1.8 billion | $3 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2019 | $2.4 billion | $2.5 billion | -$125 million |
| 2020 | $1.3 billion | $1.2 billion | $101 million |
| 2021 | $2 billion | $1.9 billion | $44 million |
| 2022 | $1.1 billion | $3 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2023 | $1.8 billion | $1.6 billion | $159 million |
| 2024 | $1.6 billion | $1.5 billion | $41 million |
What they sell each other
What Canada sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to Canada
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Vancouver and Jeddah is 11,657 nautical miles (21,589 km) long: ≈ 27–34.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and 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 Canada’s 29th largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and Canada was Saudi Arabia’s 32nd (0.6%).
- Saudi Arabia in Canada’s trade
- 0.3%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Canada’s partners
- 29th
- Canada in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 0.6%
- Canada’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 32nd
Compare with
Other partners of Canada
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.