Saudi Arabia
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Saudi Arabia

Waterborne foreign imports from Saudi Arabia to the United States in 2015 totaled $21,797,104,145. Exports to Saudi Arabia in 2015 were $13,546,009,771.

Information about foreign trade between Saudi Arabia and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Saudi Arabia represented 4.5% of all vessel imports, $988,569,098 versus $21,797,104,145.

By weight, container cargo imports from Saudi Arabia represented 2.0% of all vessel shippments, 1,107,265,138 (kg) versus 55,237,643,024 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $21,797,104,145  $13,546,009,771
2014  $45,749,033,440  $13,338,856,442
2013  $51,338,218,446  $13,606,986,297
2012  $55,112,190,316  $13,545,402,010
2011  $47,205,068,863  $10,983,645,455
2010  $30,744,961,634  $8,672,546,914
2009  $21,793,806,411  $7,745,832,391
2008  $54,123,529,650  $9,601,787,315
2007  $34,985,983,143  $8,118,249,527
2006  $31,585,386,000  $5,563,234,711
2005  $27,013,594,410  $5,213,666,761
2004  $20,855,496,996  $3,936,444,941
2003  $17,968,983,746  $3,261,100,364


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $988,569,098  $5,354,324,193
2014  $718,784,850  $5,664,322,321
2013  $452,555,501  $4,688,852,230
2012  $421,943,536  $4,342,299,412
2011  $274,579,560  $3,618,080,260
2010  $187,495,912  $2,719,902,730
2009  $109,798,887  $2,790,520,531
2008  $201,387,295  $3,081,491,646
2007  $260,572,734  $2,547,523,705
2006  $191,921,955  $1,980,381,227
2005  $150,405,948  $1,724,032,261
2004  $161,200,294  $1,560,513,175
2003  $139,606,927  $1,556,170,803


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  55,237,643,024  4,116,324,007
2014  62,660,925,073  4,186,345,264
2013  67,315,537,777  3,140,458,229
2012  69,518,596,636  3,487,310,988
2011  61,044,370,994  3,684,035,693
2010  54,635,883,831  2,905,010,223
2009  52,670,937,217  2,582,256,219
2008  76,020,200,394  3,079,311,902
2007  71,782,972,021  3,128,939,033
2006  72,793,941,203  2,246,379,260
2005  76,163,557,881  1,997,517,981
2004  79,497,781,342  1,895,086,448
2003  90,670,940,542  1,532,572,074


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,107,265,138  1,326,714,812
2014  1,107,265,138  1,239,285,577
2013  561,348,587  1,144,206,252
2012  399,471,551  1,125,717,864
2011  174,899,256  1,096,418,302
2010  80,039,877  836,193,409
2009  61,417,853  860,576,474
2008  158,450,743  973,379,551
2007  191,073,646  738,032,981
2006  262,155,276  585,554,924
2005  258,934,716  597,014,168
2004  366,911,554  516,598,062
2003  244,518,583  492,135,090


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov