# Saudi Arabia HS 481820 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 481820 exports from Saudi Arabia: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Saudi Arabia |
| HS6 | 481820 |
| Latest exports | $48.8M |
| Active destinations | 35 |
| Three-year growth | +3.7% |
| Destination HHI | 2,232 |
| Weighted share | 50.8% |

## Destination markets

- United Arab Emirates: $16.0M; share 46.8%; growth +15.5%
- Kuwait: $14.5M; share 67.4%; growth -4.6%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Austria at $81.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Ghana at $23.3 / ton.
- Median reported price: $2.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,951.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $27.8M
- 2011: $27.3M
- 2012: $41.8M
- 2013: $45.0M
- 2014: $41.6M
- 2015: $47.3M
- 2016: $38.8M
- 2017: $35.5M
- 2018: $25.2M
- 2019: $32.8M
- 2020: $38.1M
- 2021: $41.7M
- 2022: $45.7M
- 2023: $40.6M
- 2024: $46.5M

## 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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