Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value was 323,489 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 323,489 1000 USD for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 446,237 1000 USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25,283 1000 USD, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25,283 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 31,422 1000 USD | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 70,592 1000 USD | +124.7% |
| 2003 | 69,439 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 45,127 1000 USD | -35.0% |
| 2005 | 127,833 1000 USD | +183.3% |
| 2006 | 196,441 1000 USD | +53.7% |
| 2007 | 253,760 1000 USD | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 297,184 1000 USD | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 342,465 1000 USD | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 375,459 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 396,287 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 446,237 1000 USD | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 386,630 1000 USD | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 408,312 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 364,314 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 255,732 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 211,755 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 196,264 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 258,398 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 252,400 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 205,720 1000 USD | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 251,954 1000 USD | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 270,686 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 323,489 1000 USD | +19.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 323,489 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,102 1000 USD, 12.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 323,489 1000 USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,590 1000 USD, 49.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +183.3% | 45,127 1000 USD | 127,833 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145,955 1000 USD | 25,283 1000 USD | 342,465 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,939 1000 USD | 196,264 1000 USD | 446,237 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 260,850 1000 USD | 205,720 1000 USD | 323,489 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Saudi Arabia?
- Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Saudi Arabia was 323,489 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 446,237 1000 USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,283 1000 USD in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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