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by Flagpictures.orgThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia bought US$252.2 billion worth of imported products from around the globe in 2025.
That dollar metric increased by 65% from $152.8 billion five years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, Saudi Arabian spending on imports generated a 8.7% gain compared to $232 billion starting from 2024.
In 2025, Saudi Arabia’s 5 costliest imported products by spending were cars, phone devices including smartphones, processed petroleum oils, unwrought gold then medication mixes in dosage. Collectively, that quintet of major imports represented one-quarter (25.3%) of total Saudi imports by value.
Domestically, the consumer inflation rate was 1.992% for 2025 up from 1.688% during 2024.
Top Suppliers for Saudi Arabian Imports
The latest data shows that 70.3% of products imported into Saudi Arabia was supplied by exporters in: mainland China (27.4% of the Saudi Arabian total), United States of America (8.3%), United Arab Emirates (5.7%), India (4.8%), Germany (4.4%), Japan (4%), Italy (3.2%), France (2.8%), Switzerland (2.6%), Egypt (2.6%), United Kingdom (2.2%) and South Korea (2.1%).
From a continental perspective, 57.3% of Saudi Arabia’s total imports by value was purchased from suppliers in Asian countries. Trade partners in Europe provided 25.2% of products imported into Saudi Arabia while another 9.4% worth of goods originated from suppliers located in North America.
Smaller percentages came from Africa (4.6%), Latin America (2.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.8%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.
Given Saudi Arabia’s population of 36 million people, its total US$252.2 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $7,000 in yearly product demand from every person in the Middle Eastern nation. That dollar amount beats Saudi Arabia’s average $6,600 per person during 2024.
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Saudi Arabia’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Saudi Arabia.
- Machinery including computers: US$37.4 billion (14.8% of total imports)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $35.7 billion (14.2%)
- Vehicles: $28.4 billion (11.3%)
- Gems, precious metals: $12 billion (4.8%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $11.4 billion (4.5%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $9.7 billion (3.9%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $7.9 billion (3.1%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $6.7 billion (2.6%)
- Iron, steel: $6.2 billion (2.5%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $5.5 billion (2.2%)
Saudi Arabia’s top 10 import product categories generated over three-fifths (63.8%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
Electrical machinery and equipment posted the fastest growth in value among the top 10 import categories, up by 36.7% from 2024 to 2025.
In second place for higher purchases was the gems and precious metals category via a 16% advance. Silver exports propelled that product category.
Saudi imports of machinery including computers rose 14.5% from 2024 ahead of buys of optical, technical and medical apparatus (up 11.5%).
Mineral fuels including oil incurred the lone decline among the top 10 Saudi imports, falling an overall -13% year over year.
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level. Information presented under the sections below.
Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Machinery Imports
In 2025, Saudi importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Computers, optical readers: US$3.5 billion (up 9.4% from 2024)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $3.1 billion (up 7.6%)
- Turbo-jets: $2.8 billion (up 87.6%)
- Piston engine parts: $2.7 billion (up 66.9%)
- Air conditioners: $1.8 billion (up 1.1%)
- Machinery parts: $1.7 billion (down -45%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $1.5 billion (up 12.3%)
- Temperature-change machines: $1.34 billion (up 68%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $1.32 billion (up 15.9%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $1.29 billion (up 13%)
Among these import subcategories, Saudi purchases of turbo-jets (up 87.6%), temperature-change machines (up 68%) then piston engine parts: (up 66.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Saudi businesses and consumers.
Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Electrical Product Imports
In 2025, Saudi importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronic products.
- Phone devices including smartphones: US$17.2 billion (up 76.8% from 2024)
- Electrical converters/power units: $2.7 billion (up 28.8%)
- Electric storage batteries: $2.2 billion (up 118.3%)
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $1.2 billion (down -44.8%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $1.2 billion (up 39.1%)
- High-voltage switches, fuses: $1.1 billion (down -14.8%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $979.3 million (down -7.6%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $838.3 million (up 0.4%)
- Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches: $790 million (up 27.8%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $777.7 million (down -10%)
Among these import subcategories, Saudi purchases of electric storage batteries (up 118.3%), phone devices including smartphones (up 76.8%) then electrical or optical circuit boards and panels (up 39.1%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Saudi businesses and consumers.
Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Automotive Imports
In 2025, Saudi importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$21.1 billion (up 8.5% from 2024)
- Trucks: $2.9 billion (up 10.1%)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $2 billion (up 9.2%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $897.8 million (up 3.3%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $617.3 million (up 5.3%)
- Trailers: $319.9 million (down -11.5%)
- Automobile bodies: $224.3 million (up 67.4%)
- Tractors: $107.9 million (down -24.2%)
- Motorcycles: $56 million (down -39.7%)
- Motorcycle parts, accessories: $52.1 million (up 6.3%)
Among these import subcategories, Saudi purchases of automobile bodies (up 67.4%), trucks (up 10.1%) then automobile parts or accessories (up 9.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Saudi businesses and consumers.
Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Imports of Gems, Precious Metals
Saudi importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of gems and precious metals during 2025.
- Gold (unwrought): US$9.9 billion (up 21.7% from 2024)
- Jewelry: $1.6 billion (down -12.9%)
- Imitation jewelry: $277.7 million (up 5.7%)
- Silver (unwrought): $132.2 million (up 412.4%)
- Diamonds (unmounted/unset): $24 million (down -17.7%)
- Natural pearl/precious stone items: $22 million (down -15.2%)
- Other precious metal items: $10.7 million (up 220.6%)
- Goldsmith/silversmith wares: $9 million (up 13.1%)
- Platinum (unwrought): $3.3 million (up 344.8%)
- Synthetic precious stones: $3 million (up 105.3%)
Among these import subcategories, Saudi purchases of unwrought silver (up 412.4%), unwrought platinum (up 344.8%) then miscellaneous precious metal items (up 220.6%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported gems and precious metals among Saudi businesses and consumers.
See also Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Exports, China’s Top Trading Partners, India’s Top Trading Partners, Turkey’s Top Trading Partners and Singapore’s Top Trading Partners
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Middle East: Saudi Arabia. Accessed on July 22, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on July 22, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 22, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on July 22, 2026
Wikipedia, Saudi Arabia. Accessed on July 22, 2026
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