Summary
- India → Saudi Arabia
- $14billion
- Saudi Arabia → India
- $30.8billion
- India’s balance
- -$16.9billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between India and Saudi Arabia grew 21.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 14
- Imports 30.8
- Balance -16.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $599 million | $1.5 billion | -$862 million |
| 1996 | $674 million | $1.9 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 1997 | $676 million | $1.7 billion | -$1 billion |
| 1998 | $924 million | $1.9 billion | -$969 million |
| 1999 | $850 million | $3 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2000 | $961 million | $1.6 billion | -$681 million |
| 2001 | $920 million | $622 million | $297 million |
| 2002 | $1.1 billion | $551 million | $505 million |
| 2003 | $1.3 billion | $761 million | $553 million |
| 2004 | $1.6 billion | $1.3 billion | $325 million |
| 2005 | $2.1 billion | $1.6 billion | $416 million |
| 2006 | $2.8 billion | $11 billion | -$8.2 billion |
| 2007 | $3.4 billion | $16.9 billion | -$13.5 billion |
| 2008 | $5.4 billion | $23.2 billion | -$17.9 billion |
| 2009 | $4.5 billion | $14.7 billion | -$10.2 billion |
| 2010 | $4.7 billion | $20.7 billion | -$16 billion |
| 2011 | $5.1 billion | $28.8 billion | -$23.7 billion |
| 2012 | $6.7 billion | $33.5 billion | -$26.8 billion |
| 2013 | $8.4 billion | $37.2 billion | -$28.8 billion |
| 2014 | $9.6 billion | $33.3 billion | -$23.7 billion |
| 2015 | $8 billion | $21.7 billion | -$13.7 billion |
| 2016 | $6.1 billion | $18.9 billion | -$12.7 billion |
| 2017 | $6 billion | $21.2 billion | -$15.2 billion |
| 2018 | $5.8 billion | $28.8 billion | -$23 billion |
| 2019 | $7 billion | $27.5 billion | -$20.6 billion |
| 2020 | $6.8 billion | $18.1 billion | -$11.3 billion |
| 2021 | $9.2 billion | $27.8 billion | -$18.6 billion |
| 2022 | $10.7 billion | $46.3 billion | -$35.5 billion |
| 2023 | $11.5 billion | $34.8 billion | -$23.3 billion |
| 2024 | $14 billion | $30.8 billion | -$16.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Jeddah is 2,453 nautical miles (4,543 km) long: ≈ 5.5–7.5 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 India’s 5th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and India was Saudi Arabia’s 2nd (8%).
- Saudi Arabia in India’s trade
- 3.9%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among India’s partners
- 5th
- India in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 8.4%
- India’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of India
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.