🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of gypsum: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $4.2 million of gypsum in 2024 (7.7 thousand tonnes). That is 16% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of gypsum by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2M | 7.7K t |
| 2023 | $5.0M | 5.1K t |
| 2022 | $5.0M | 10.4K t |
| 2021 | $3.4M | 6.4K t |
| 2020 | $2.3M | 8.1K t |
| 2019 | $2.4M | 7.8K t |
| 2018 | $2.7M | 10.9K t |
| 2017 | $3.6M | 14.2K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports gypsum from
United Kingdom alone supplied 51% of it. Among the main suppliers, Turkey grew fastest (+243% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.1M | 51% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $605K | 14% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $431K | 10% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $398K | 9.5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $303K | 7.2% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $106K | 2.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $78K | 1.9% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $70K | 1.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $17K | 0.4% |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $14K | 0.3% |
Types of gypsum under HS 2520
| 2520.20 | Plasters: (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | 64% |
| 2520.10 | Gypsum: anhydrite | 36% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2520.
Average import price of gypsum
The average declared value was about $0.55 per kg, 1275% above the world average of $0.04. 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 gypsum
Saudi Arabia exported $3.4 million of gypsum in 2024 (51.9 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to India (22%), Qatar (17%), Egypt (14%). Among the main buyer markets, Egypt grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $727K | 22% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $574K | 17% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $471K | 14% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $467K | 14% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $337K | 10% |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $189K | 5.6% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $144K | 4.3% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $105K | 3.1% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $101K | 3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $73K | 2.2% |
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 2520: Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders.
Gypsum trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of gypsum imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported gypsum worth $4.2 million in 2024 (7.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import gypsum from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Kingdom (51%), France (14%), Egypt (10%).
What is the average import price of gypsum in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $0.55 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.04 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export gypsum?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported gypsum worth $3.4 million in 2024, mainly to India, Qatar, Egypt.
What is the HS code for gypsum?
Gypsum falls under HS heading 2520 (Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading gypsum 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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