Saudi Arabia vs South Asia: Merchandise imports

Saudi Arabia
254.06 billion current US$
in 2025
South Asia
864.53 billion current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
South Asia rank
27th

Merchandise imports over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 864.53 billion current US$ against 254.06 billion current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 610.47 billion current US$.

That makes South Asia's figure about 3.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 27th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.