🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of blood product: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $2.03 billion of blood product in 2024 (4.1 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 17% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 9% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of blood product by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.03B | 4.1K t |
| 2023 | $1.74B | 1.5K t |
| 2022 | $1.98B | 2.8K t |
| 2021 | $2.05B | 2.9K t |
| 2020 | $1.27B | 1.7K t |
| 2019 | $1.50B | 1.9K t |
| 2018 | $1.41B | 1.8K t |
| 2017 | $1.08B | 1.6K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports blood product from
Most of the value came from Switzerland (19%), Germany (19%), United States (13%). Among the main suppliers, Italy grew fastest (+271% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $392.3M | 19% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $386.3M | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $255.4M | 13% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $175.8M | 8.7% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $141.2M | 7% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $113.8M | 5.6% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $111.9M | 5.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $83.5M | 4.1% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $79.3M | 3.9% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $72.4M | 3.6% |
Types of blood product under HS 3002
| 3002.15 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or… | 56% |
| 3002.20 | Vaccines: for human medicine | 24% |
| 3002.12 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | 10% |
| 3002.30 | Vaccines: for veterinary medicine | 4.7% |
| 3002.90 | Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | 4.4% |
| 3002.14 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in… | 0.4% |
| 3002.13 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or… | 0.3% |
| 3002.11 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: malaria diagnostic test kits | 0.1% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3002.
Average import price of blood product
The average declared value was about $491.55 per kg, 35% below the world average of $759.25, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports blood product
Exports of blood product by Saudi Arabia reached $6.0 million in 2024 (29 tonnes). Most of it went to Kuwait (17%), Oman (15%), United Arab Emirates (12%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 44%. Among the main buyer markets, Belgium grew fastest (+456% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $1.0M | 17% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $924K | 15% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $731K | 12% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $726K | 12% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $565K | 9.3% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $563K | 9.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $531K | 8.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $361K | 6% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $294K | 4.9% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $96K | 1.6% |
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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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 3002: Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions, immunological products, modified or obtained by biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) etc.
Blood product trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of blood product imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported blood product worth $2.03 billion in 2024 (4.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import blood product from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Switzerland (19%), Germany (19%), United States (13%).
What is the average import price of blood product in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $491.55 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $759.25 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export blood product?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported blood product worth $6.0 million in 2024, mainly to Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for blood product?
Blood product falls under HS heading 3002 (Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions, immunologic). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading blood product 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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