# Saudi Arabia exports to South Africa: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Saudi Arabia to South Africa, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Saudi Arabia reported $2.3B in goods exports to South Africa. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## 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 | $2.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 92.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 5 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 30 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 64.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.9B | 88.4% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $11.2B | 62.7% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $292.5M | 47.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $171.0M | 28.4% | Watch |
| 5 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $164.9M | 23.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | $96.9M | 22.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | $37.9M | 36.4% | High attention |
| 8 | 290531 | Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | $39.6M | 7% | High attention |
| 9 | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $202.6M | 32.7% | High attention |
| 10 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.7B | 0% | High attention |

## 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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