Maritime profile: Saudi Arabia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
35.950 Millions
830 325 Millions current US$
429 029 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 2 149 690 Km²
3.32 %
83 584 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
3.5 m/km²
0.000 GT
..
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
13 666 Thousands DWT
395 ships
16 859 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
9 394 100 TEU
(l) 6 456
15 364
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.45 %0.46 %0.86 %1.24 %0.68 %0.64 %0.27 %0.80 %0.39 % Less than 0.01% of the World totalNot available or not separately reported0.29 %0.39 %1.18 %0.84 %1.39 %0.18 %0.45 %0.72 %Not available or not separately reported0.45 %0.46 %0.86 %1.24 %0.68 %0.64 %0.27 %0.80 %0.39 % Less than 0.01% of the World totalNot available or not separately reported0.29 %0.39 %1.18 %0.84 %1.39 %0.18 %0.45 %0.72 %Not available or not separately reported
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+58.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
180 711
251 143
(e) 203 550
276 179
Merchandise imports
59 459
106 863
174 676
152 850
Merchandise trade balance
121 252
144 280
(e) 28 875
123 330
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %27 %27 %68 %68 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
57 59129 44329 21125 26115 37657 59129 44329 21125 26115 376
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+32.0 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
16.0
19.1
19.7
25.9
Travel
40.5
62.8
70.0
37.1
Other services
43.5
18.2
10.3
37.0
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
1 819
2 036
2 853
2 668
Transport services imports
4 788
12 724
20 097
16 804
Transport services trade balance
-2 969
-10 687
-17 244
-14 136
NATIONAL FLEET
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-1.7 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
2 582.0
2 319.3
4 260.4
13 666.1
Oil tankers
2 050.0
1 510.9
1 521.0
11 554.7
Bulk carriers
..
..
409.3
409.3
General cargo
311.0
295.2
195.2
190.2
Container ships
156.0
220.9
539.7
5.2
Other types of ships
65.0
292.2
1 595.1
1 506.8
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
310121558286122562286120559292119566291119531
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.4710.4700.4590.4550.4470.4450.4420.4320.4210.4110.4710.4700.4590.4550.4470.4450.4420.4320.4210.411
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
69.570.770.370.070.070.168.564.364.664.364.456.357.857.558.957.556.756.456.254.952.752.752.151.551.058.253.653.553.853.950.149.650.049.949.549.349.349.549.550.952.952.351.751.648.744.844.844.844.044.344.443.942.844.044.645.345.544.343.743.441.241.239.039.5
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
15 364
1.32
15
53 981
81 583
7 157
236 583
Liquid bulk carriers
7 192
1.48
12
57 476
106 117
..
170 611
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
423
1.30
13
26 862
31 179
..
50 174
Liquefied natural gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Dry bulk carriers
1 295
4.76
11
33 613
59 298
..
107 741
Dry breakbulk carriers
784
1.66
26
9 916
14 202
..
49 091
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
1 122
..
20
37 204
16 129
..
76 420
Container ships
3 733
0.78
14
77 768
..
7 157
236 583
Passenger ships
815
..
32
26 107
..
..
171 598
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
2.714.414.414.414.414.414.414.514.514.514.514.514.59.69.59.59.59.39.38.78.54.74.75.25.25.25.25.25.25.25.26.61.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.434.134.939.533.733.933.438.832.232.032.632.832.632.032.031.734.633.834.435.226.626.326.030.225.925.523.924.522.122.121.121.120.820.420.415.114.712.213.111.810.18.95.811.910.410.310.910.96.56.22.62.62.92.62.62.54.13.948.049.449.549.049.449.548.548.949.649.249.336.136.936.837.537.536.736.036.528.628.230.233.828.527.926.726.727.027.027.028.928.028.029.028.925.421.725.726.335.728.427.427.323.524.328.630.329.930.230.029.424.919.622.021.722.020.920.520.319.117.518.518.620.151.651.951.951.751.451.651.857.457.550.250.150.351.246.446.546.145.445.744.845.845.647.547.847.347.246.846.546.047.447.747.348.248.548.048.347.547.947.847.848.049.449.248.149.146.242.141.240.739.740.441.740.539.839.740.641.341.941.040.141.039.138.836.936.852.953.353.853.753.853.352.144.744.744.944.739.439.640.341.640.238.839.139.639.438.133.432.932.232.340.836.135.033.133.328.918.1
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2020.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
l
Estimated by BIMCO/ICS based on estimates of seafarer demand.
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 20 October 2022