Summary
- Japan → Saudi Arabia
- $8.1billion
- Saudi Arabia → Japan
- $29.8billion
- Japan’s balance
- -$21.8billion
Balance
Japan’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between Japan and Saudi Arabia grew 3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Japan’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 8.1
- Imports 29.8
- Balance -21.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3 billion | $9.7 billion | -$6.7 billion |
| 1996 | $3.1 billion | $10.6 billion | -$7.5 billion |
| 1997 | $3.1 billion | $11.9 billion | -$8.9 billion |
| 1998 | $4.2 billion | $7.2 billion | -$3 billion |
| 1999 | $3.3 billion | $8.3 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2000 | $3.6 billion | $14.2 billion | -$10.7 billion |
| 2001 | $4 billion | $12.3 billion | -$8.3 billion |
| 2002 | $4.2 billion | $11.6 billion | -$7.5 billion |
| 2003 | $4.9 billion | $14.6 billion | -$9.7 billion |
| 2004 | $4.9 billion | $18.5 billion | -$13.5 billion |
| 2005 | $5.6 billion | $28.7 billion | -$23.1 billion |
| 2006 | $6 billion | $37.2 billion | -$31.2 billion |
| 2007 | $8.3 billion | $35.3 billion | -$27 billion |
| 2008 | $9.5 billion | $51.2 billion | -$41.7 billion |
| 2009 | $6.9 billion | $29.2 billion | -$22.3 billion |
| 2010 | $8.1 billion | $36 billion | -$27.9 billion |
| 2011 | $8.2 billion | $50.6 billion | -$42.3 billion |
| 2012 | $9.8 billion | $54.9 billion | -$45 billion |
| 2013 | $8.3 billion | $49.9 billion | -$41.5 billion |
| 2014 | $9.5 billion | $47.4 billion | -$38 billion |
| 2015 | $9.2 billion | $2.7 billion | $6.4 billion |
| 2016 | $6.3 billion | $19.6 billion | -$13.3 billion |
| 2017 | $5.1 billion | $27.9 billion | -$22.8 billion |
| 2018 | $5.2 billion | $33.7 billion | -$28.5 billion |
| 2019 | $6.8 billion | $27.6 billion | -$20.9 billion |
| 2020 | $5.6 billion | $18.4 billion | -$12.9 billion |
| 2021 | $6 billion | $27.5 billion | -$21.5 billion |
| 2022 | $6.8 billion | $42.2 billion | -$35.4 billion |
| 2023 | $7.7 billion | $34.7 billion | -$27 billion |
| 2024 | $8.1 billion | $29.8 billion | -$21.8 billion |
What they sell each other
What Japan sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to Japan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Yokohama and Jeddah is 7,389 nautical miles (13,685 km) long: ≈ 17–22 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 Japan’s 10th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Japan was Saudi Arabia’s 3rd (7%).
- Saudi Arabia in Japan’s trade
- 2.6%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Japan’s partners
- 10th
- Japan in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 7.1%
- Japan’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 3rd
Compare with
Other partners of Japan
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.