# Saudi Arabia HS 480459 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 480459 exports from Saudi Arabia: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Saudi Arabia |
| HS6 | 480459 |
| Latest exports | $1.3M |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | -15.4% |
| Destination HHI | 1,021 |
| Weighted share | 56.4% |

## Destination markets

- India: $13.4K; share 0.1%; growth +40%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Arab Emirates at $16.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Former Arab Republic of Yemen at $285.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $927.2 / ton.
- Price spread: 1,781.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $751.2K
- 2011: $2.4M
- 2012: $1.8M
- 2013: $1.8M
- 2014: $846.8K
- 2015: $151.8K
- 2016: $248.9K
- 2017: $533.2K
- 2018: $985.2K
- 2019: $389.1K
- 2020: $492.7K
- 2021: $318.1K
- 2022: $515.4K
- 2023: $515.9K
- 2024: $192.9K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

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