Summary
- Saudi Arabia → Taiwan
- $8.4billion
- Taiwan → Saudi Arabia
- $1.5billion
- Saudi Arabia’s balance
- $6.9billion
Balance
Saudi Arabia’s trade balance with Taiwan
Trade between Saudi Arabia and Taiwan grew 13.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Saudi Arabia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 8.4
- Imports 1.5
- Balance +6.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $310 million | $404 million | -$94 million |
| 1996 | $301 million | $413 million | -$112 million |
| 1997 | $1.9 billion | $490 million | $1.4 billion |
| 1998 | $1.2 billion | $503 million | $738 million |
| 1999 | $2.2 billion | $414 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2000 | $3.7 billion | $372 million | $3.3 billion |
| 2001 | $3.6 billion | $395 million | $3.2 billion |
| 2002 | $3.4 billion | $381 million | $3 billion |
| 2003 | $5.6 billion | $432 million | $5.1 billion |
| 2004 | $7 billion | $510 million | $6.5 billion |
| 2005 | $8.1 billion | $602 million | $7.5 billion |
| 2006 | $11.1 billion | $644 million | $10.4 billion |
| 2007 | $12 billion | $842 million | $11.1 billion |
| 2008 | $17.6 billion | $1.1 billion | $16.5 billion |
| 2009 | $10.1 billion | $799 million | $9.3 billion |
| 2010 | $14 billion | $1.2 billion | $12.9 billion |
| 2011 | $16.2 billion | $1.5 billion | $14.7 billion |
| 2012 | $17 billion | $1.9 billion | $15.1 billion |
| 2013 | $18.1 billion | $1.9 billion | $16.2 billion |
| 2014 | $17 billion | $2.1 billion | $14.8 billion |
| 2015 | $10.2 billion | $2 billion | $8.2 billion |
| 2016 | $9.7 billion | $1.6 billion | $8.1 billion |
| 2017 | $6.9 billion | $1.3 billion | $5.6 billion |
| 2018 | $8.7 billion | $1 billion | $7.6 billion |
| 2019 | $7.8 billion | $1.2 billion | $6.6 billion |
| 2020 | $4.9 billion | $1.2 billion | $3.8 billion |
| 2021 | $8 billion | $1.2 billion | $6.8 billion |
| 2022 | $11.5 billion | $1.3 billion | $10.2 billion |
| 2023 | $9.2 billion | $1.5 billion | $7.7 billion |
| 2024 | $8.4 billion | $1.5 billion | $6.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What Saudi Arabia sells to Taiwan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Taiwan sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Jeddah and Kaohsiung is 6,141 nautical miles (11,373 km) long: ≈ 14–18.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait; and Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
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
Taiwan was Saudi Arabia’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Saudi Arabia was Taiwan’s 16th (1%).
- Taiwan in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 1.9%
- Taiwan’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 12th
- Saudi Arabia in Taiwan’s trade
- 1.1%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Taiwan’s partners
- 16th
Compare with
Other partners of Saudi Arabia
Other partners of Taiwan
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.