🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of dried legumes: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $233.1 million of dried legumes in 2024 (250.1 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 4% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 19% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of dried legumes by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $233.1M | 250.1K t |
| 2023 | $223.4M | 229.7K t |
| 2022 | $185.4M | 207.4K t |
| 2021 | $149.7M | 195.1K t |
| 2020 | $128.2M | 186.0K t |
| 2019 | $131.2M | 193.0K t |
| 2018 | $108.7M | 171.8K t |
| 2017 | $69.3M | 99.7K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports dried legumes from
The largest suppliers were United Arab Emirates (43%), Russia (8%), Turkey (8%). Among the main suppliers, Bahrain grew fastest (+150% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $99.7M | 43% |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $18.9M | 8.1% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $18.5M | 7.9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $17.7M | 7.6% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $15.7M | 6.7% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $12.9M | 5.5% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $12.4M | 5.3% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $12.2M | 5.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $6.2M | 2.7% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M | 1.4% |
Types of dried legumes under HS 0713
| 0713.20 | Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 36% |
| 0713.40 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 29% |
| 0713.50 | Vegetables, leguminous: broad beans (vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (vicia faba var. equina and vicia faba var. minor), shelled, whether or… | 9.5% |
| 0713.90 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in heading no. 0713, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 8.4% |
| 0713.33 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 8.2% |
| 0713.10 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 3.6% |
| 0713.31 | Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 3.3% |
| 0713.60 | Vegetables, leguminous: pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 0.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0713.
Average import price of dried legumes
The average declared value was about $0.93 per kg, close to the world average of $0.80.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports dried legumes
Exports of dried legumes by Saudi Arabia reached $4.1 million in 2024 (3.8 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to Yemen (49%), Kuwait (12%), Oman (10%). Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $2.0M | 49% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $478K | 12% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $422K | 10% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $357K | 8.6% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $221K | 5.3% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $187K | 4.5% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $89K | 2.2% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $74K | 1.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $71K | 1.7% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $38K | 0.9% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
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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 0713: Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried.
Dried legumes trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of dried legumes imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported dried legumes worth $233.1 million in 2024 (250.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import dried legumes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Arab Emirates (43%), Russia (8%), Turkey (8%).
What is the average import price of dried legumes in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $0.93 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.80 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export dried legumes?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported dried legumes worth $4.1 million in 2024, mainly to Yemen, Kuwait, Oman.
What is the HS code for dried legumes?
Dried legumes falls under HS heading 0713 (Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading dried legumes with Saudi Arabia?
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