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Saudi Arabia

15 Mar 2015
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Ecoonomy of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 20% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 80% of budget revenues, 45% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. Saudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Diversification efforts are focusing on power generation, telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. Almost 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors, while Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population. Riyadh has substantially boosted spending on job training and education, most recently with the opening of the King Abdallah University of Science and Technology - Saudi Arabia's first co-educational university.

Due to a sharp rise in petroleum revenues in 1974 following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Saudi Arabia became one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Mainly in the last ten years, with an average real GDP growth of nearly 3.5%, nominal GDP has witnessed a sharp increase from about $189 billion in 2000 to more than $434 billion in 2010.

The nonoil sector is expected to primarily drive the Kingdom's real GDP growth, as the government continues to take initiatives to diversify away from oil and address social and development needs. The nonoil private sector's growth is estimated to stay above the real GDP forecast, with growth averaging above 5.5 percent.

Population growth in Saudi Arabia is estimated to decelerate significantly in the coming decades following rapid growth in the last decade (2000-2010). Population growth is estimated to slow down to a CAGR of 2.0 percent between 2010 and 2020 and a CAGR of 1.4 percent during 2020-2030 vis-a-vis a CAGR of 3.2 percent in the previous decade (2000-2010).

Saudi Arabia aims to create 3 million jobs for nationals by 2015 and 6 million jobs by 2030, partly through the Saudization initiative.

In the past decade (2001-2010), Saudi Arabia saw average annual growth of 3.3 percent, reaching 3.8 percent in 2010, and 6.8 percent in 2011.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Saudi Arabia’s real GDP growth will average of 4.4 percent through 2016.

According to the IMF data of 2015 the growth in the non-oil GDP was estimated at 5.5%. One of the main contributors of the Kingdom’s non-oil GDP is the construction industry. 

 

Essential Information

Area: 2,240,000 sq km
Population: 26,939,583 (2012)
Capital: Riyadh
Principal Towns: Jeddah, Makkah (Mecca), Al-Madinah (Medina), Dammam, Dhahran, At-Ta'if.
Languages: Arabic is the official language and English is spoken widely in business circles.
Gross Domestic Product: $657.0 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $24,388 (2012)
International Reserves: $699.3 billion (2012 est.)
Climate: Very hot from March through to November with high humidity levels on the Red Sea and Gulf coasts. The higher upland areas, including Riyadh, is drier. Average annual rainfall is only some 100 mm, but this is much higher in the hills and mountains of the south-west.
Currency: $1 = 3.750 Saudi Riyal (SAR)

DEMOGRAPHY
Population: 26.9 million: includes 5.576 million non-nationals
Age Distribution (2012 est.)
0-14 years: 28.2%
15-24 years: 19.6%  
25-54 years: 44.8%
55-64 years: 4.3%
65 years and over: 3.1%

Population Growth: 1.523% (2012 est.)
Education: Of the total population 86.6% (2010) age 15 and over can read and write.

Visa Requirements:

Visas are obtainable from Saudi-Arabian consulates abroad. Arriving visitors are strongly advised not to attempt to carry any alcohol into the country, where it is strictly forbidden. Discovery of alcohol can lead to immediate expulsion from the entry point.

 Saudi National Day, 23 September

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Diplomatic representation of Saudi Arabia to Switzerland


Basic Economic Indicators

Saudi Arabia: Economic and International trade indicators 

Saudi Arabia: Economic indicators (2012) Value
Population (million) 26.9 (million)
Population growth (%) 1.5%
GDP (at current prices) $657.0 (billion)
GDP per capita ($) $24'388
Real GDP growth 2012 (%) 6.0%
Forecast real GDP growth 2013 (%) 4.2%
Exports $409.4 (billion)
Imports $217.5 (billion)
Trade balance $191.9 (billion)
Current account balance $171.3 (billion)
Current account balance 2012 (% GDP) 26.1%
Forecast current account balance 2013 $155.1 (billion)
Budget surplus/ deficit (% GDP) 16.6%
Forecast budget deficit/ surplus 2013 (% GDP) 11.2%
Inflation (%) 4.94%
External debt $127.4 (billion)
External debt (% GDP) 13.9%
Foreign currency reserves $699.3 (billion)
Labour force 8.012 million
by occupation:
Agriculture 6.7%, industry 21.4%, services 71.9% (2005 est.)
Note: about 80% of the labour force is non-national (2010 est.)
Unemployment rate 10.7%
Source: IMF and CIA factbook.
Source: IMF, CIA factbook.

 

Economic growth 

Saudi Arabia: Real GDP growth (oil and Non-oil growth)  

Source: IMF 

Saudi Arabia: GDP growth (Historical data) 

Source: IMF

Size of the economy: GDP ($ Billion) 

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Gross Domestic Product by economic activity 2010 

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Current account balance ($ Billions) 

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Total Government Debt (% GDP) 

Source: IMF

 

Ease of Doing Business Rank 2015

Source: World Bank

 

Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment

Saudi Arabia: Total exports and imports ($ billion)  

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 

Source: UNCTAD

 

Energy Sector

Oil Reserves by country 2015 (Trillion Cubic Feet)

Source: EIA

 

Gas Reserves by country 2015 (Billion Barrels)

Source: EIA

 

Oil Price

Crude Oil Export Price (US$/bbl)

US$/bbl)

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Oil supply and Exports  (Thousand Barrels Per Day) 

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Dry Natural Gas Production (Billion Cubic Feet)  

Source: IMF

 

Saudi Arabia: Oil Exports by Destination 2013 

Source: EIA

 

Trade between Switzerland and Saudi Arabia

Swiss total Exports to the Arab World by Country 2014: Swiss Francs

Source of data: Swiss customs

Swiss total Exports to the Arab World 2014: (Portion of total exports)

Source of data: Swiss customs

Swiss Total Imports from the Arab world by country 2014: Swiss francs

Source: Swiss customs

Swiss Total Imports from the Arab world 2014 (Portion of the total imports)

Source: Swiss customs

 

Swiss exports/imports with the Arab world (Million CHF)

Source: Swiss customs

 

Swiss main exports/imports with the Gulf region (Million CHF)

Source: calculations based on Swiss customs data

Gulf region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE)

 

Swiss main exports/imports with Saudi Arabia 1985-2014 (Million CHF)

 

Swiss main exports to the Arab world 2014 (CHF)

Swiss main exports to the Arab world 2014 (Million CHF) World Arab world Portion of world
Total 285223 16388 6%
71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin 84756 7302 9%
30 - Pharmaceutical products 57328 2757 5%
91 - Clocks and watches and parts thereof 22257 2085 9%
84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 23523 921 4%
85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 12160 691 6%
88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 2362 681 29%
90 - Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14953 339 2%
24 - Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 620 258 42%
33 - Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2879 184 6%
29 - Organic chemicals 17988 122 1%
27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3149 111 4%
19 - Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 745 101 14%
39 - Plastics and articles thereof 5147 73 1%
87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2427 52 2%
18 - Cocoa and cocoa preparations 849 50 6%
32 - Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks 1936 50 3%
38 - Miscellaneous chemical products 2035 50 2%
73 - Articles of iron or steel 2906 49 2%
21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations 1059 43 4%
22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1886 40 2%
04 - Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 739 40 5%
09 - Coffee, tea, mat and spices 2059 36 2%
93 - Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 283 34 12%
94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates 831 32 4%
82 - Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1761 23 1%
42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 442 21 5%
62 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 747 19 3%
49 - Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 479 18 4%
96 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles 484 15 3%
70 - Glass and glassware 586 14 2%
97 - Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 2257 14 1%
52 - Cotton 213 13 6%
68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 450 12 3%
44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 597 12 2%
63 - Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 143 10 7%
48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1357 10 1%
75 - Nickel and articles thereof 74 9 12%
64 - Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 337 9 3%
17 - Sugars and sugar confectionery 156 9 6%
86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment 1005 8 1%
57 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings 118 7 6%
61 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 420 6 2%
40 - Rubber and articles thereof 414 6 1%
35 - Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 418 5 1%
76 - Aluminium and articles thereof 2007 5 0%
83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metal 389 4 1%
34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, moddeling paste 514 4 1%
58 - Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 90 3 4%
20 - Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 97 3 3%
13 - Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 111 3 2%
74 - Copper and articles thereof 665 2 0%
59 - Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 317 2 1%
69 - Ceramic products 104 2 2%
56 - Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 128 2 1%
36 - Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 45 2 3%
55 - Man-made staple fibres 88 1 2%
95 - Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 161 1 1%
72 - Iron and steel 1210 1 0%
92 - Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 29 1 5%
54 - Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials 248 1 1%
51 - Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 50 1 3%
23 - Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder 219 1 0%
28 - Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth met-als, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 548 1 0%
41 - Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 125 0 0%
05 - Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 39 0 1%
65 - Headgear and parts thereof 8 0 5%
37 - Photographic or cinematographic goods 28 0 1%
50 - Silk 8 0 4%
60 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics 51 0 1%
81 - Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 115 0 0%
01 - Live Animals 22 0 1%
08 - Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 15 0 1%
66 - Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 27 0 1%
16 - Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 7 0 2%
03 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 6 0 2%
15 - Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 75 0 0%
53 - Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn 5 0 1%
43 - Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 8 0 1%
79 - Zinc and articles thereof 20 0 0%
12 - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 17 0 0%
25 - Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 62 0 0%
89 - Ships, boats and floating structures 16 0 0%
11 - Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 9 0 0%
78 - Lead and articles thereof 7 0 0%
31 - Fertilisers 7 0 0%
80 - Tin and articles thereof 3 0 0%
46 - Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1 0 0%
67 - Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1 0 0%
47 - Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard 84 0 0%
07 - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6 0 0%
45 - Cork and articles of cork 7 0 0%
02 - Meat and edible meat offal 66 0 0%
06 - Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 6 0 0%
10 - Cereals 6 0 0%
14 - Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0 0%
26 - Ores, slag and ash 15 0 0%

 

Swiss main Imports from the Arab world 2014

Swiss main imports from the Arab world 2014 (Million CHF) World Arab world Portion of the world
Total 251790 5940 2%
71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin 80498 3831 5%
27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 12177 1470 12%
62 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2875 129 4%
91 - Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3752 116 3%
61 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2314 54 2%
85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 13712 50 0%
07 - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 602 30 5%
87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 13951 25 0%
84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 18497 25 0%
39 - Plastics and articles thereof 6474 21 0%
64 - Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1451 18 1%
29 - Organic chemicals 13406 17 0%
08 - Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1143 16 1%
52 - Cotton 187 13 7%
42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 1079 10 1%
90 - Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7171 9 0%
30 - Pharmaceutical products 21556 9 0%
76 - Aluminium and articles thereof 2723 8 0%
24 - Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 299 8 3%
12 - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 244 8 3%
28 - Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth met-als, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 827 6 1%
95 - Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1004 6 1%
33 - Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1311 6 0%
88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 1452 5 0%
57 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings 202 5 3%
97 - Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 1764 5 0%
82 - Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1039 4 0%
63 - Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 662 4 1%
20 - Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 507 3 1%
69 - Ceramic products 564 3 1%
15 - Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 358 3 1%
16 - Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 377 3 1%
94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates 4320 3 0%
73 - Articles of iron or steel 3659 2 0%
38 - Miscellaneous chemical products 1509 1 0%
03 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 554 1 0%
09 - Coffee, tea, mat and spices 749 1 0%
70 - Glass and glassware 1011 1 0%
96 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles 481 1 0%
49 - Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1671 1 0%
19 - Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 777 1 0%
21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations 696 1 0%
31 - Fertilisers 110 1 1%
22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1852 1 0%
68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 900 1 0%
83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metal 720 1 0%
44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1904 0 0%
32 - Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks 1141 0 0%
48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2242 0 0%
74 - Copper and articles thereof 1031 0 0%
40 - Rubber and articles thereof 1314 0 0%
05 - Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 75 0 0%
25 - Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 432 0 0%
34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, moddeling paste 632 0 0%
89 - Ships, boats and floating structures 109 0 0%
06 - Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 580 0 0%
53 - Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn 13 0 1%
72 - Iron and steel 2577 0 0%
17 - Sugars and sugar confectionery 289 0 0%
65 - Headgear and parts thereof 123 0 0%
04 - Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 596 0 0%
54 - Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials 213 0 0%
55 - Man-made staple fibres 97 0 0%
18 - Cocoa and cocoa preparations 592 0 0%
13 - Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 74 0 0%
46 - Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 21 0 0%
93 - Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 126 0 0%
43 - Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 51 0 0%
56 - Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 269 0 0%
60 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics 76 0 0%
01 - Live Animals 91 0 0%
67 - Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 30 0 0%
10 - Cereals 326 0 0%
66 - Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 46 0 0%
86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment 688 0 0%
58 - Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 62 0 0%
41 - Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 81 0 0%
47 - Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard 167 0 0%
92 - Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 96 0 0%
51 - Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 99 0 0%
59 - Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 183 0 0%
80 - Tin and articles thereof 22 0 0%
11 - Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 88 0 0%
14 - Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 6 0 0%
50 - Silk 14 0 0%
79 - Zinc and articles thereof 63 0 0%
37 - Photographic or cinematographic goods 72 0 0%
45 - Cork and articles of cork 29 0 0%
35 - Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 254 0 0%
81 - Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 191 0 0%
23 - Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder 505 0 0%
02 - Meat and edible meat offal 714 0 0%
26 - Ores, slag and ash 25 0 0%
36 - Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 47 0 0%
75 - Nickel and articles thereof 108 0 0%
78 - Lead and articles thereof 16 0 0%
Source: Swiss customs

 

Swiss main exports to Saudi Arabia 2014 in Swiss Francs

Swiss main Exports to Saudi Arabia 2014 Export (CHF)
Total 4586501528
71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin 2388485810
30 - Pharmaceutical products 557178190
91 - Clocks and watches and parts thereof 391424239
85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 336930366
88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 321551136
84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 142431982
90 - Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 133081382
24 - Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 58659275
33 - Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 52323221
22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar 33584356
19 - Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 20590895
39 - Plastics and articles thereof 14876298
73 - Articles of iron or steel 14393128
21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations 12141362
29 - Organic chemicals 11521328
38 - Miscellaneous chemical products 10587622
32 - Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks 7926406
09 - Coffee, tea, mat and spices 7685568
18 - Cocoa and cocoa preparations 7668365
04 - Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5982716
27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4875201
82 - Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4537333
48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4535140
52 - Cotton 3968721
94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates 3774478
49 - Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3272176
70 - Glass and glassware 2558904
44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2445804
93 - Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 2355484
87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1769128
62 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1707559
40 - Rubber and articles thereof 1648594
13 - Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1519876
76 - Aluminium and articles thereof 1497346
96 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1486247
68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1395063
17 - Sugars and sugar confectionery 1390436
36 - Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1337337
42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 1206876
35 - Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1177012
61 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1062797
75 - Nickel and articles thereof 991347
83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metal 862783
69 - Ceramic products 847248
34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, moddeling paste 811988
74 - Copper and articles thereof 765593
64 - Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 674421
28 - Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth met-als, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 443398
20 - Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 392940
23 - Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder 333167
59 - Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 272346
58 - Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 262745
86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment 260186
63 - Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 162308
57 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings 143554
56 - Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 118995
97 - Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 95711
95 - Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 66192
41 - Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 58218
72 - Iron and steel 57167
92 - Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 54720
81 - Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 54177
54 - Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials 52160
55 - Man-made staple fibres 50973
50 - Silk 46423
37 - Photographic or cinematographic goods 26508
25 - Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10622
51 - Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 9885
12 - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 8899
53 - Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn 7662
78 - Lead and articles thereof 6825
65 - Headgear and parts thereof 4233
89 - Ships, boats and floating structures 1669
80 - Tin and articles thereof 903
66 - Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 141
60 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics 115
67 - Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 70
07 - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 40
79 - Zinc and articles thereof 39

 

Swiss main imports from Saudi Arabia 2014  in Swiss Francs

Swiss main Imports from Saudi Arabia 2014 Import (CHF)
Total 168090305
71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin 131903911
39 - Plastics and articles thereof 13085401
29 - Organic chemicals 11033360
91 - Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4285850
84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2321477
85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 1230636
90 - Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1127080
82 - Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 621872
87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 540304
32 - Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks 430249
88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 328473
73 - Articles of iron or steel 244638
76 - Aluminium and articles thereof 193601
83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metal 141138
30 - Pharmaceutical products 116645
08 - Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 89638
97 - Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 68824
49 - Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 61042
93 - Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 48505
94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates 25082
20 - Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21400
86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment 18963
42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 18765
69 - Ceramic products 18162
63 - Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 15962
62 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11476
33 - Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10514
38 - Miscellaneous chemical products 9034
61 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 8836
48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8487
21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations 7172
57 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5873
92 - Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5762
19 - Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products 4358
96 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3907
64 - Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3140
04 - Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2942
40 - Rubber and articles thereof 2693
34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, moddeling paste 2392
17 - Sugars and sugar confectionery 2151
95 - Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1285
70 - Glass and glassware 1198
10 - Cereals 1191
09 - Coffee, tea, mat and spices 1063
59 - Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 940
22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar 910
54 - Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials 635
11 - Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 585
44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 423
50 - Silk 365
24 - Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 364
55 - Man-made staple fibres 320
56 - Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 264
18 - Cocoa and cocoa preparations 244
06 - Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 123
67 - Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 110
28 - Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth met-als, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 107
16 - Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 100
15 - Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 86
07 - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 81
52 - Cotton 76
65 - Headgear and parts thereof 66
27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 54

 

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Swiss Exports to the Arab world by commodity comparaisons between the Arab countries

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