🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of chocolate: 2024 trade data
Imports of chocolate by Saudi Arabia reached $656.8 million in 2024 (120.8 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. Value rose 15% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 13% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of chocolate by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $656.8M | 120.8K t |
| 2023 | $571.7M | 99.9K t |
| 2022 | $609.1M | 113.5K t |
| 2021 | $579.1M | 106.9K t |
| 2020 | $491.1M | 90.0K t |
| 2019 | $510.7M | 107.2K t |
| 2018 | $474.7M | 97.7K t |
| 2017 | $270.8M | 58.4K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports chocolate from
Most of the value came from Egypt (11%), Belgium (10%), Turkey (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 30%. Among the main suppliers, Brazil grew fastest (+100% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $71.0M | 11% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $67.8M | 10% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $60.1M | 9.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $52.0M | 7.9% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $51.3M | 7.8% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $51.2M | 7.8% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $48.0M | 7.3% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $42.6M | 6.5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $31.4M | 4.8% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $28.2M | 4.3% |
Types of chocolate under HS 1806
| 1806.90 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | 37% |
| 1806.20 | Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other… | 34% |
| 1806.31 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 18% |
| 1806.32 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | 9.9% |
| 1806.10 | Cocoa: powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 1.6% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1806.
Average import price of chocolate
The average declared value was about $5.44 per kg, close to the world average of $6.27.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports chocolate
Exports of chocolate by Saudi Arabia reached $70.6 million in 2024 (11.0 thousand tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Egypt (21%), United Arab Emirates (20%), Kuwait (18%). Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest (+219% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $14.9M | 21% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $14.1M | 20% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $12.8M | 18% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $8.7M | 12% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $6.0M | 8.5% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $3.8M | 5.5% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $2.9M | 4.1% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.8M | 4% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $1.7M | 2.4% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $711K | 1% |
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 1806: Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.
Chocolate trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of chocolate imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported chocolate worth $656.8 million in 2024 (120.8 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import chocolate from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Egypt (11%), Belgium (10%), Turkey (9%).
What is the average import price of chocolate in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $5.44 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.27 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export chocolate?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported chocolate worth $70.6 million in 2024, mainly to Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for chocolate?
Chocolate falls under HS heading 1806 (Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading chocolate 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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