🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of coffee: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $601.5 million of coffee in 2024 (112.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 27% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 36% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of coffee by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $601.5M | 112.4K t |
| 2023 | $474.0M | 87.8K t |
| 2022 | $459.6M | 80.3K t |
| 2021 | $363.5M | 80.7K t |
| 2020 | $282.9M | 71.5K t |
| 2019 | $223.9M | 65.5K t |
| 2018 | $85.1M | 18.3K t |
| 2017 | $68.8M | 14.0K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports coffee from
Ethiopia alone supplied 50% of it. Among the main suppliers, Colombia grew fastest (+106% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $303.3M | 50% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $50.8M | 8.4% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $46.9M | 7.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $36.4M | 6.1% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $25.4M | 4.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $14.8M | 2.5% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $14.0M | 2.3% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $12.8M | 2.1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $9.0M | 1.5% |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $7.7M | 1.3% |
Types of coffee under HS 0901
| 0901.11 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | 70% |
| 0901.21 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | 25% |
| 0901.90 | Coffee: husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion | 2.3% |
| 0901.22 | Coffee: roasted, decaffeinated | 1.7% |
| 0901.12 | Coffee: decaffeinated, not roasted | 0.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0901.
Average import price of coffee
The average declared value was about $5.35 per kg, close to the world average of $5.43.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports coffee
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported coffee worth $30.1 million (5.1 thousand tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Jordan (38%), Kuwait (12%), United Arab Emirates (10%). Among the main buyer markets, Egypt grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $11.6M | 39% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $3.7M | 12% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $3.0M | 9.9% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2.6M | 8.8% |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | $2.1M | 7.1% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $1.3M | 4.4% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $1.2M | 4.1% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1.1M | 3.7% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $939K | 3.1% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $731K | 2.4% |
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 0901: Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion.
Coffee trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of coffee imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported coffee worth $601.5 million in 2024 (112.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import coffee from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Ethiopia (50%), Brazil (8%), Colombia (8%).
What is the average import price of coffee in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $5.35 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $5.43 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export coffee?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported coffee worth $30.1 million in 2024, mainly to Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for coffee?
Coffee falls under HS heading 0901 (Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading coffee 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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