🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of quicklime: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia exported $25.5 million of quicklime in 2024 (216.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. That is 30% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 22% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of quicklime by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25.5M | 216.6K t |
| 2023 | $19.5M | 111.3K t |
| 2022 | $16.3M | 141.6K t |
| 2021 | $12.3M | 118.7K t |
| 2020 | $9.1M | 89.3K t |
| 2019 | $12.8M | 119.1K t |
| 2018 | $14.4M | 143.2K t |
| 2017 | $6.3M | 66.3K t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports quicklime to
One buyer market dominates: Bahrain accounted for 57% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, Kuwait grew fastest (+385% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $14.6M | 57% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $5.5M | 22% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $2.1M | 8.3% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $1.8M | 7% |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $1.1M | 4.5% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $215K | 0.8% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $95K | 0.4% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $52K | 0.2% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $17K | 0.1% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $15K | 0.1% |
Types of quicklime under HS 2522
| 2522.10 | Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | 72% |
| 2522.20 | Slaked lime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | 28% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2522.
Average export price of quicklime
The average declared value was about $0.12 per kg, close to the world average of $0.15.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also imports quicklime
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported quicklime worth $1.9 million (4.4 thousand tonnes). Most of the value came from Romania (35%), Italy (19%), China (15%). Among the main suppliers, France grew fastest (+565% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $667K | 35% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $364K | 19% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $294K | 15% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $198K | 10% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $189K | 9.9% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $161K | 8.4% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $33K | 1.7% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $5K | 0.3% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $2K | 0.1% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $1K | 0.1% |
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 2522: Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825.
Quicklime trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of quicklime imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported quicklime worth $1.9 million in 2024 (4.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import quicklime from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Romania (35%), Italy (19%), China (15%).
What is the average import price of quicklime in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $0.43 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.15 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export quicklime?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported quicklime worth $25.5 million in 2024, mainly to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman.
What is the HS code for quicklime?
Quicklime falls under HS heading 2522 (Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading quicklime with Saudi Arabia?
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