Cigarettes — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 15,340 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia stood at 15,340 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 43,445 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,340 t, in 2023.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33,213 t | — |
| 2011 | 35,807 t | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 37,220 t | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 38,469 t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 38,694 t | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 43,325 t | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 43,445 t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29,446 t | -32.2% |
| 2018 | 22,362 t | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 25,938 t | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 23,645 t | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 23,944 t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 23,223 t | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 15,340 t | -33.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 15,340 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,528 t, 4.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 15,340 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,645 t, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34,792 t | 22,362 t | 43,445 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,538 t | 15,340 t | 23,944 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 13 Afghanistan 17,749 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 572.87 t compare
- 14 Bulgaria 16,498 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 108.45 t compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 16,026 t compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 77.08 t compare
- 16 Polynesia 63.69 t compare
- 17 Indonesia 15,199 t compare
- 17 Micronesia 44.22 t compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.82 t compare
- 18 Thailand 15,019 t compare
- 18 Caribbean 30,617 t compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 14,227 t compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 6.32 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 15,340 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 43,445 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,340 t in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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