Summary
- Italy → Saudi Arabia
- $7billion
- Saudi Arabia → Italy
- $5.6billion
- Italy’s balance
- $1.4billion
Balance
Italy’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between Italy and Saudi Arabia grew 4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Italy’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 7
- Imports 5.6
- Balance +1.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.7 billion | $1.4 billion | $231 million |
| 1996 | $1.9 billion | $1.9 billion | $7 million |
| 1997 | $1.7 billion | $2.2 billion | -$454 million |
| 1998 | $1.8 billion | $1.4 billion | $373 million |
| 1999 | $1.6 billion | $1 billion | $508 million |
| 2000 | $1.6 billion | $2.1 billion | -$496 million |
| 2001 | $1.6 billion | $2 billion | -$321 million |
| 2002 | $1.8 billion | $1.8 billion | -$21 million |
| 2003 | $2 billion | $2.5 billion | -$566 million |
| 2004 | $2 billion | $3.7 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2005 | $2.5 billion | $5.3 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2006 | $3.3 billion | $5.4 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2007 | $4.4 billion | $5 billion | -$640 million |
| 2008 | $5.3 billion | $6.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $3.8 billion | $2.8 billion | $1 billion |
| 2010 | $3.9 billion | $4.4 billion | -$471 million |
| 2011 | $5.4 billion | $10 billion | -$4.6 billion |
| 2012 | $5.3 billion | $9.7 billion | -$4.5 billion |
| 2013 | $6.3 billion | $7.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2014 | $6.8 billion | $5.6 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2015 | $6.2 billion | $3.8 billion | $2.3 billion |
| 2016 | $4.8 billion | $2.9 billion | $1.9 billion |
| 2017 | $4.7 billion | $4 billion | $673 million |
| 2018 | $4 billion | $6.2 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2019 | $3.9 billion | $4.6 billion | -$610 million |
| 2020 | $4 billion | $3.4 billion | $576 million |
| 2021 | $4.2 billion | $5.9 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2022 | $4.6 billion | $8 billion | -$3.3 billion |
| 2023 | $5.4 billion | $6.5 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2024 | $7 billion | $5.6 billion | $1.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Italy sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to Italy
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Genoa and Jeddah is 2,236 nautical miles (4,142 km) long: ≈ 5–6.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: 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 Italy’s 20th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Italy was Saudi Arabia’s 8th (2%).
- Saudi Arabia in Italy’s trade
- 1%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Italy’s partners
- 20th
- Italy in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 2.4%
- Italy’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 8th
Compare with
Other partners of Italy
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.