Binding coverage, all products in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Binding coverage, all products was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Binding coverage, all products in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for binding coverage, all products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, all products in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 60th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Binding coverage, all products in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67.0%. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, all products in Saudi Arabia?
- Binding coverage, all products in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, all products recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, all products recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for binding coverage, all products?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2022.
- Is binding coverage, all products rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.