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About

Saudi Arabia-Germany In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $2.61B to Germany. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Germany are Crude Petroleum ($1.26B), Precious Metal Scraps ($561M), and Ethylene Polymers ($150M). During the last 27 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 4.55%, from $786M in 1995 to $2.61B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Germany.

Germany-Saudi Arabia In 2022, Germany exported $7.1B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Germany exported to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($669M), Packaged Medicaments ($463M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($334M). During the last 27 years the exports of Germany to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $2.35B in 1995 to $7.1B in 2022.

In 2022, Germany did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $2.61B to Germany. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Germany were Crude Petroleum ($1.26B), Precious Metal Scraps ($561M), and Ethylene Polymers ($150M). During the last 27 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 4.55%, from $786M in 1995 to $2.61B in 2022.

In 2022, Germany exported $7.1B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Germany to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($669M), Packaged Medicaments ($463M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($334M). During the last 27 years the exports of Germany to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $2.35B in 1995 to $7.1B in 2022.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Germany (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

This map shows whether countries import more from Saudi Arabia or Germany. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Saudi Arabia and Germany or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Germany were India ($46.2B), Japan ($36.5B), and South Korea ($36B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Germany than Saudi Arabia were United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Germany

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Germany by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Germany.

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.44B), Precious Metals ($569M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($279M).

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Machines ($1.82B), Chemical Products ($1.55B), and Transportation ($1.38B).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Saudi Arabia has comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Germany has comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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