🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of live sheep and goats: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $1.29 billion of live sheep and goats in 2024 (293.6 thousand tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 135 countries. Value rose 10% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 15% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of live sheep and goats by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.29B | 293.6K t |
| 2023 | $1.18B | 294.9K t |
| 2022 | $658.5M | 161.2K t |
| 2021 | $498.8M | 153.0K t |
| 2020 | $223.8M | 71.7K t |
| 2019 | $88.5M | 19.4K t |
| 2018 | $493.8M | 25.8K t |
| 2017 | $500.8M | 59.0K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports live sheep and goats from
Sudan alone supplied 56% of it. Among the main suppliers, Djibouti grew fastest (+171% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $727.4M | 56% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $265.0M | 21% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $119.1M | 9.2% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $82.0M | 6.3% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $46.4M | 3.6% |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | $24.2M | 1.9% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $8.0M | 0.6% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $6.0M | 0.5% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $5.4M | 0.4% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | $4.8M | 0.4% |
Types of live sheep and goats under HS 0104
| 0104.10 | Sheep: live | 99% |
| 0104.20 | Goats: live | 1.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0104.
Average import price of live sheep and goats
The average declared value was about $4.41 per kg, close to the world average of $4.23.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports live sheep and goats
Exports of live sheep and goats by Saudi Arabia reached $13.2 million in 2024 (2.2 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Kuwait alone took 92% of it.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $12.1M | 92% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $376K | 2.9% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $309K | 2.3% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $185K | 1.4% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $165K | 1.3% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $10K | 0.1% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $0K | 0% |
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 0104: Sheep and goats; live.
Live sheep and goats trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of live sheep and goats imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported live sheep and goats worth $1.29 billion in 2024 (293.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import live sheep and goats from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Sudan (56%), Somalia (20%), Jordan (9%).
What is the average import price of live sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $4.41 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $4.23 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export live sheep and goats?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported live sheep and goats worth $13.2 million in 2024, mainly to Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for live sheep and goats?
Live sheep and goats falls under HS heading 0104 (Sheep and goats; live). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading live sheep and goats 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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