Top 5 Customs Ports for Imports
2016
Indicators Top 5 Customs Ports for Imports 2016
Imports by Customs Port Merchandise imports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amounted to 525.6 billion riyals in 2016. 185.4 billion riyals of imports, corresponding to 35.3% of the total, entered the Kingdom from Jeddah Islamic Port. Among the other major ports of entry for the imports were King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam (20.8%), King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh (9.2%), Batha (8.0%), and King Adulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (6.4%). Those 5 ports together accounted for 79.7% of the total merchandise imports of the Kingdom.
Imports by Customs Port
Share in Imports Total Imports (Million Riyals) (%) Change Rank Customs Port 2015 2016 2015 2016 (%)
1 Jeddah Islamic Port 231,819 185,430 20.0▼ 35.4 35.3
2 King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam 133,766 109,556 18.1▼ 20.4 20.8
3 King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh 60,322 48,418 19.7▼ 9.2 9.2
4 Batha 50,963 41,842 17.9▼ 7.8 8.0
5 King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah 52,049 33,888 34.9▼ 7.9 6.4
Other 126,114 106,502 15.6▼ 19.3 20.3
Total 655,033 525,636 19.8▼ 100.0 100.0
Source: GaStat
Top 5 Customs Ports for Imports (Share in Total, %)
2015 2016
20.8
20.4
King
Abdulaziz 35.4 35.3 Port,
Dammam
9.2 9.2
8.0
7.8
King Khalid 7.9
6.4 International King Abdulaziz Airport, Riyadh International Batha Airport, Jeddah
Jeddah Islamic Port
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Metadata Top 5 Customs Ports for Imports
Definition: This indicator shows the most important ports of entry (customs ports) for imports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Concepts and definitions:
Selection of Ports: The top 5 customs ports for imports are those with the highest values of imports, determined by ranking all ports in descending order based on their import values for the period under consideration.
Imports: Imports refer to all goods entering the country after passing through the customs procedures to meet its local needs. Valuation is on Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) basis.
Data Frequency: Annual
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