Saudi Arabia sits as the fifth largest export economy in the world and is the forty-second most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). It is the world’s main producer and exporter of petroleum products, and acts as the second largest oil producer after Russia. On average, Saudi Arabia exports around $600B of goods and imports around $150B, which results in a positive trade balance of around $450B. It is estimated that the GDP of Saudi Arabia is around $750B with a GDP per capita of around $50k.

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Saudi Arabia sits as the fifth largest export economy in the world and is the forty-second most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). It is the world’s main producer and exporter of petroleum products, and acts as the second largest oil producer after Russia. On average, Saudi Arabia exports around $600B of goods and imports around $150B, which results in a positive trade balance of around $450B. It is estimated that the GDP of Saudi Arabia is around $750B with a GDP per capita of around $50k.

When looking at products that are exported, the main items are crude petroleum, (around $520B), refined petroleum ($30B) and petroleum gas (around $12B) and propylene polymers (around $11B). The main countries of export are Asia (almost $200B), North and Central America ($54B), China ($48B), the United States (around $45B) and Japan (over $40B).

In terms of geography, Saudi Arabia borders the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen by land and Egypt, Eritrea, Bahrain, Sudan and Iran by sea.