Summary
- France → Saudi Arabia
- $4.2billion
- Saudi Arabia → France
- $4.6billion
- France’s balance
- -$464million
Balance
France’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between France and Saudi Arabia grew 2.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 4.2
- Imports 4.6
- Balance -0.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.6 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1 billion |
| 1996 | $1.5 billion | $2.9 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 1997 | $1.5 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 1998 | $1.9 billion | $1.8 billion | $56 million |
| 1999 | $1.5 billion | $2 billion | -$525 million |
| 2000 | $1.5 billion | $3.2 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2001 | $1.4 billion | $2.2 billion | -$772 million |
| 2002 | $1.5 billion | $2.1 billion | -$577 million |
| 2003 | $1.8 billion | $2.4 billion | -$652 million |
| 2004 | $1.7 billion | $3.9 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2005 | $2.3 billion | $4.5 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2006 | $2.8 billion | $5.2 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2007 | $3.1 billion | $4.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2008 | $4.1 billion | $5.9 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2009 | $4.2 billion | $3.4 billion | $797 million |
| 2010 | $5.7 billion | $3.7 billion | $2 billion |
| 2011 | $4.6 billion | $6.4 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2012 | $4.5 billion | $7.2 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2013 | $4.8 billion | $8.1 billion | -$3.3 billion |
| 2014 | $4.4 billion | $9.4 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2015 | $3.9 billion | $5.7 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2016 | $4.9 billion | $4.4 billion | $582 million |
| 2017 | $5.7 billion | $5 billion | $740 million |
| 2018 | $4.5 billion | $8 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2019 | $3.6 billion | $7.6 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2020 | $3.1 billion | $2.8 billion | $299 million |
| 2021 | $3.8 billion | $4 billion | -$184 million |
| 2022 | $4.7 billion | $7.2 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2023 | $4.9 billion | $6.1 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2024 | $4.2 billion | $4.6 billion | -$464 million |
What they sell each other
What France sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Le Havre and Jeddah is 3,967 nautical miles (7,347 km) long: ≈ 9–12 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Gibraltar and Suez Canal.
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 France’s 30th largest trading partner (0.6% of its trade), and France was Saudi Arabia’s 15th (2%).
- Saudi Arabia in France’s trade
- 0.6%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among France’s partners
- 30th
- France in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 1.7%
- France’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 15th
Compare with
Other partners of France
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.