🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of cloves: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $31.1 million of cloves in 2024 (3.5 thousand tonnes). It ranks 5th of 201 countries for imports of this product. Value rose 42% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 21% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of cloves by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31.1M | 3.5K t |
| 2023 | $21.9M | 2.5K t |
| 2022 | $23.5M | 2.7K t |
| 2021 | $13.7M | 2.0K t |
| 2020 | $11.9M | 2.4K t |
| 2019 | $15.3M | 2.6K t |
| 2018 | $18.5M | 2.4K t |
| 2017 | $8.0M | 1.1K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports cloves from
Indonesia alone supplied 80% of it. Among the main suppliers, Indonesia grew fastest (+68% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $25.0M | 80% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $2.8M | 8.9% |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $2.6M | 8.4% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $244K | 0.8% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $221K | 0.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $213K | 0.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $26K | 0.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $18K | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $14K | 0% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $6K | 0% |
Types of cloves under HS 0907
| 0907.10 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground | 99% |
| 0907.20 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground | 1.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0907.
Average import price of cloves
The average declared value was about $8.88 per kg, 29% above the world average of $6.89. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports cloves
Saudi Arabia exported $547 thousand of cloves in 2024 (48 tonnes). Yemen alone took 54% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Yemen grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $296K | 54% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $110K | 20% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $73K | 13% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $30K | 5.6% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $26K | 4.8% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $10K | 1.8% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $1K | 0.2% |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | $1K | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $0K | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $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 0907: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems).
Cloves trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of cloves imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported cloves worth $31.1 million in 2024 (3.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import cloves from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Indonesia (80%), Sri Lanka (9%), Madagascar (8%).
What is the average import price of cloves in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $8.88 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.89 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export cloves?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported cloves worth $547 thousand in 2024, mainly to Yemen, Nigeria, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for cloves?
Cloves falls under HS heading 0907 (Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cloves 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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