🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of bananas: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $251.8 million of bananas in 2024 (369.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. That is 15% less than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 14% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2021, at $333.0 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of bananas by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $251.8M | 369.5K t |
| 2023 | $296.0M | 315.6K t |
| 2022 | $232.1M | 374.0K t |
| 2021 | $333.0M | 507.5K t |
| 2020 | $201.9M | 382.6K t |
| 2019 | $188.8M | 339.2K t |
| 2018 | $103.3M | 212.1K t |
| 2017 | $97.9M | 200.3K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports bananas from
One supplier dominates: Ecuador accounted for 61% of the value.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $154.2M | 61% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $49.1M | 20% |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $24.2M | 9.6% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $13.0M | 5.2% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $6.7M | 2.7% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2.1M | 0.8% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $747K | 0.3% |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $486K | 0.2% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $399K | 0.2% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $283K | 0.1% |
Types of bananas under HS 0803
| 0803.90 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | 79% |
| 0803.10 | Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | 21% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0803.
Average import price of bananas
The average declared value was about $0.68 per kg, close to the world average of $0.65.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports bananas
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported bananas worth $15.8 million (16.0 thousand tonnes). Bahrain alone took 61% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Bahrain grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $9.7M | 61% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $2.8M | 18% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $1.8M | 11% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.1M | 6.9% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $379K | 2.4% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $0K | 0% |
| Namibia | $0K | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $0K | 0% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $0K | 0% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 0803: Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried.
Bananas trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of bananas imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported bananas worth $251.8 million in 2024 (369.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import bananas from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Ecuador (61%), Philippines (20%), Costa Rica (10%).
What is the average import price of bananas in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $0.68 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.65 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export bananas?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported bananas worth $15.8 million in 2024, mainly to Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for bananas?
Bananas falls under HS heading 0803 (Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading bananas with Saudi Arabia?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Saudi Arabia trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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