Trading Partner Portal: Saudi Arabia
Trade Overview
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a population of approximately 36.97 million and is roughly one-fifth the size of the U.S. geographically. It is the largest country in the world without a single river. In 2025, Saudi Arabia had a nominal GDP of $1.28 trillion.
As the leading producer of oil and natural gas in the world, Saudi Arabia is largely economically dependent on petroleum output. It holds 16 percent of the world’s petroleum reserves and is the largest exporter of petroleum.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been a member of the WTO since 2005 and has since been working towards attracting foreign investment. The government recently begun a campaign to build up six “economic cities” in the country to promote the national economy, create more jobs, improve domestic skills, develop the regions and diversify the economy.
U.S. – Saudi Arabia Trade
Two-way trade in goods between the United States and Saudi Arabia was roughly $24.60 billion in 2025, with exports from the United States to Saudi Arabia totaling $14.11 billion in exports. Top exports from the United States to Saudi Arabia include transportation equipment ($ 3.33 billion), non-electrical machinery ($2.32 billion), computer and electronic products ($1.75 billion), chemicals ($1.66 billion), and electrical equipment, appliances & components ($952 million).
Imports from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. totaled $10.49 billion, with the top import into the United States from Saudi Arabia being oil and gas, accounting for $6.86 billion in 2025. Other top imports included petroleum and coal products ($1.69 billion), chemicals ($1.03 billion), primary metals manufactures ($339 million), and goods returned ($267 million).
Services trade between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in 2025 totaled $14.49 billion, with exports totaling $12.25 billion. Top exports included government goods & services not reported elsewhere, financial services, other business services, travel, and maintenance & repair services.
Services imports in the same year totaled $2.24 billion, with top imports from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. being government goods & services not reported elsewhere, financial services, travel, other business services, and transport services.
California – Saudi Arabia Trade
California is the #2 exporter to Saudi Arabia out of all 50 states, with exports from California equaling $939 million in 2025. Top exports included agricultural products ($242 million), computer and electronic products ($168 million), processed foods ($121 million), non-electrical machinery ($106 million), and chemicals ($89 million).
In 2025, California imports from Saudi Arabia totaled $1.72 billion, of which roughly $1.60 billion was made up by oil and gas. Other top imports included petroleum and coal products ($67 million), livestock and livestock products ($5 million), goods returned ($11 million), and fish and other marine products ($9 million).
FDI – Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian FDI in the U.S. reached $16 billion in 2025, while U.S. FDI in Saudi Arabia reached $10 billion. Saudi Arabian FDI in the U.S. supported 11,000 jobs, contributed $1.5 billion in research and development, and $2 billion in expanding U.S. exports. The top industry sectors for Saudi Arabian FDI were automotive OEM, transportation, communications, real estate, plastics, and aerospace. (Select USA)
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