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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) stands at 28.17% as of 2025-12-31, up from 27.02% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1968 to 2025 (58 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) was 28.17%, up from 27.02% in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) was 27.02%, up from 25.04% in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) was 25.04%, up from 20.84% in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) was 20.84%, down from 21.73% in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) was 21.73%, down from 23.72% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.17% | +1.16% |
| 2024 | 27.02% | +1.98% |
| 2023 | 25.04% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 20.84% | -0.8891% |
| 2021 | 21.73% | -2% |
| 2020 | 23.72% | -0.9113% |
| 2019 | 24.63% | +1.05% |
| 2018 | 23.58% | -3.59% |
| 2017 | 27.17% | -1.61% |
| 2016 | 28.78% | -6.89% |
| 2015 | 35.67% | +2.76% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +3.03% |
| 2013 | 29.88% | +1.26% |
| 2012 | 28.62% | -0.4653% |
| 2011 | 29.09% | -3.89% |
| 2010 | 32.98% | -4.79% |
| 2009 | 37.77% | +3.78% |
| 2008 | 33.99% | -0.9347% |
| 2007 | 34.93% | +4.81% |
| 2006 | 30.11% | +5.21% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +0.8058% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +0.1205% |
| 2003 | 23.98% | +0.333% |
| 2002 | 23.64% | -0.2829% |
| 2001 | 23.93% | -0.8343% |
| 2000 | 24.76% | +1.58% |
| 1999 | 23.18% | -3.28% |
| 1998 | 26.46% | +0.4265% |
| 1997 | 26.03% | -0.6015% |
| 1996 | 26.63% | -1.07% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +1.63% |
| 1994 | 26.07% | -7.38% |
| 1993 | 33.45% | -2.53% |
| 1992 | 35.99% | -0.4057% |
| 1991 | 36.39% | +5.02% |
| 1990 | 31.37% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 38.08% | +2.87% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | -1.93% |
| 1987 | 37.13% | +1.35% |
| 1986 | 35.79% | -0.8561% |
| 1985 | 36.64% | -8.58% |
| 1984 | 45.22% | -2.45% |
| 1983 | 47.68% | +8.56% |
| 1982 | 39.12% | +9.03% |
| 1981 | 30.09% | +2.79% |
| 1980 | 27.3% | -6.94% |
| 1979 | 34.24% | -7.35% |
| 1978 | 41.6% | +9.04% |
| 1977 | 32.56% | +8.31% |
| 1976 | 24.25% | +2.52% |
| 1975 | 21.73% | +8.53% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -7.71% |
| 1973 | 20.92% | +2.64% |
| 1972 | 18.27% | +0.3546% |
| 1971 | 17.92% | -3.65% |
| 1970 | 21.56% | -3.38% |
| 1969 | 24.94% | +0.2273% |
| 1968 | 24.72% | — |
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Saudi Arabia's imports (% gdp) is 28.17% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 27.02% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 47.68% (1983); the lowest is 13.2% (1974), across data from 1968 to 2025.
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