# Saudi Arabia exports to Côte d'Ivoire: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Saudi Arabia to Côte d'Ivoire, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SAU-CIV/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Saudi Arabia reported $168.3M in goods exports to Côte d'Ivoire. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $168.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 33.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $1.2B | 30.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $113.0M | 0% | Stable |
| 3 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $71.8M | 20.6% | Watch |
| 4 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $70.0M | 9.9% | Watch |
| 5 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $207.7M | 65.3% | High attention |
| 6 | 390230 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms | $14.2M | 65.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $15.8M | 46.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $47.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 281511 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solid | $23.2M | 56.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 390720 | Polyethers: in primary forms, excluding polyacetals | $12.1M | 0% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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