🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of ketone: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported ketone worth $132.6 million (160.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. Value fell 22% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 12% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2021, at $246.1 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of ketone by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $132.6M | 160.5K t |
| 2023 | $169.0M | 213.7K t |
| 2022 | $182.4M | 266.3K t |
| 2021 | $246.1M | 285.1K t |
| 2020 | $134.5M | 180.3K t |
| 2019 | $103.5M | 220.8K t |
| 2018 | $113.6M | 174.6K t |
| 2017 | $60.1M | 80.0K t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports ketone to
China alone took 57% of it. Among the main buyer markets, United States grew fastest (+92% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $75.2M | 57% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $21.8M | 16% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $13.5M | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $8.1M | 6.1% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $4.3M | 3.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $2.0M | 1.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.8M | 1.4% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $887K | 0.7% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $847K | 0.6% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $763K | 0.6% |
Types of ketone under HS 2914
| 2914.11 | Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone | 100% |
| 2914.29 | Ketones: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic, without other oxygen function, other than cyclohexanone, methylcyclohexanones, ionones, and… | 0.2% |
| 2914.79 | Ketones and quinones: halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than chlordecone (ISO) | 0.1% |
| 2914.39 | Ketones: aromatic, (without other oxygen function), excluding phenylacetone (phenylpropan-2-one) | 0% |
| 2914.19 | Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, n.e.c. in item no. 2914.1 | 0% |
| 2914.12 | Ketones: acyclic, without other oxygen function, butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2914.
Average export price of ketone
The average declared value was about $0.83 per kg, 63% below the world average of $2.22, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also imports ketone
Imports of ketone by Saudi Arabia reached $43.9 million in 2024 (6.1 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. The largest suppliers were Netherlands (45%), United States (18%), China (16%). Among the main suppliers, Netherlands grew fastest (+181% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $19.6M | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $8.0M | 18% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $7.2M | 16% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.6M | 5.9% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $1.4M | 3.3% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $988K | 2.3% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $944K | 2.2% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $771K | 1.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $598K | 1.4% |
| Taiwan | $496K | 1.1% |
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 2914: Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivatives.
Ketone trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of ketone imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported ketone worth $43.9 million in 2024 (6.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import ketone from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Netherlands (45%), United States (18%), China (16%).
What is the average import price of ketone in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $7.17 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.22 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export ketone?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported ketone worth $132.6 million in 2024, mainly to China, Netherlands, Turkey.
What is the HS code for ketone?
Ketone falls under HS heading 2914 (Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrost). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading ketone with Saudi Arabia?
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