🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of portland cement: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported portland cement worth $291.9 million (6.04 million tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. Value fell 30% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 54% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2022, at $414.4 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of portland cement by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $291.9M | 6.04M t |
| 2023 | $414.2M | 6.39M t |
| 2022 | $414.4M | 8.21M t |
| 2021 | $381.0M | 8.05M t |
| 2020 | $158.5M | 3.15M t |
| 2019 | $211.7M | 4.02M t |
| 2018 | $136.4M | 2.46M t |
| 2017 | $13.9M | 213.8K t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports portland cement to
Most of it went to Jordan (19%), Yemen (15%), United States (11%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 45%. Among the main buyer markets, Iraq grew fastest (+107% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $56.7M | 19% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $42.6M | 15% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $33.2M | 11% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $26.3M | 9% |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | $24.4M | 8.4% |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $19.1M | 6.5% |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $13.2M | 4.5% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $10.0M | 3.4% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $9.7M | 3.3% |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $9.4M | 3.2% |
Types of portland cement under HS 2523
| 2523.10 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 65% |
| 2523.29 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 32% |
| 2523.21 | Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | 3.9% |
| 2523.90 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2523.
Average export price of portland cement
The average declared value was about $0.05 per kg, 29% below the world average of $0.07, 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 portland cement
Saudi Arabia imported $12.2 million of portland cement in 2024 (136.4 thousand tonnes). Most of the value came from United Arab Emirates (37%), Egypt (19%), India (7%). Among the main suppliers, Bahrain grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $4.5M | 37% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2.4M | 19% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $901K | 7.4% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $792K | 6.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $669K | 5.5% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $605K | 5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $503K | 4.1% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $309K | 2.5% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $296K | 2.4% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $261K | 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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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 2523: Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers.
Portland cement trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of portland cement imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported portland cement worth $12.2 million in 2024 (136.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import portland cement from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Arab Emirates (37%), Egypt (19%), India (7%).
What is the average import price of portland cement in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $0.09 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.07 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export portland cement?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported portland cement worth $291.9 million in 2024, mainly to Jordan, Yemen, United States.
What is the HS code for portland cement?
Portland cement falls under HS heading 2523 (Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, wheth). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading portland cement 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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