🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of live horses: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported live horses worth $34.6 million (1.1 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 56% 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 live horses by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34.6M | 1.1K t |
| 2023 | $22.1M | 529 t |
| 2022 | $41.0M | 1.0K t |
| 2021 | $17.6M | 1.6K t |
| 2020 | $18.6M | 1.8K t |
| 2019 | $15.7M | 310 t |
| 2018 | $8.4M | 468 t |
| 2017 | $8.9M | 288 t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports live horses from
United States alone supplied 53% of it. Among the main suppliers, Netherlands grew fastest (+419% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $18.2M | 53% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $10.4M | 30% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $2.4M | 7.1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $1.4M | 4.2% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $828K | 2.4% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $574K | 1.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $244K | 0.7% |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $196K | 0.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $146K | 0.4% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $25K | 0.1% |
Types of live horses under HS 0101
| 0101.21 | Horses: live, pure-bred breeding animals | 71% |
| 0101.29 | Horses: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | 29% |
| 0101.30 | Asses: live | 0% |
| 0101.90 | Mules and hinnies: live | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0101.
Average import price of live horses
The average declared value was about $32.56 per kg, 30% below the world average of $46.58, 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 exports live horses
Saudi Arabia exported $534 thousand of live horses in 2024 (226 tonnes). Most of it went to Qatar (22%), Netherlands (21%), Kuwait (14%). Among the main buyer markets, Kuwait grew fastest (+165% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $116K | 22% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $110K | 21% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $77K | 15% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $57K | 11% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $51K | 9.5% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $50K | 9.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $20K | 3.7% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $19K | 3.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $15K | 2.8% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $12K | 2.3% |
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 0101: Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live.
Live horses trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of live horses imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported live horses worth $34.6 million in 2024 (1.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import live horses from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (53%), United Kingdom (30%), Netherlands (7%).
What is the average import price of live horses in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $32.56 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $46.58 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export live horses?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported live horses worth $534 thousand in 2024, mainly to Qatar, Netherlands, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for live horses?
Live horses falls under HS heading 0101 (Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading live horses 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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