Country Profile Saudi Arabia. Introduction

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1 Country Profile Saudi Arabia Introduction

2 Location Area Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen 2,149,690 sq. km Capital Riyadh Population 28,571,770 (July 2017 est.) Official language: Arabic (official) Religions: Muslim official 90%, others Independence Day September 23, 1932 Ethnic Groups 90% 10% Arab Afro-Asian

3 Major Economic Indicators GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): Gross national savings: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Taxes and other revenues: Public debt: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Agriculture-products: Industries: $646.4 billion (2016 est.) 1.7% (2016 est.) $55,300 (2016 est.) 25.2% of GDP (2016 est.) Agriculture: 2.7% Industry: 43.4% Services: 54% (2016 est.) 3.5% (2016 est.) 21.7% of GDP (2016 est.) 22.3% of GDP (2016 est.) $535.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk Crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair and construction.

4 Trade Export (Value: $183.6 billion (2016 est.) Export- partners: China 13.6%, Japan 11.3%, India 10.7%, US 9.8%, South Korea 9.1%, Singapore 4.7% (2016) Export- commodities: Petroleum and petroleum products 90% Import (Value: $127.8 billion (2016 est.) Import- partners: China 16.2%, US 15%, Germany 6.3%, Japan 5.3%, UAE 5%, South Korea 4.3% (2016) Import- commodities: Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles

5 Bilateral Trade with Pakistan Product code Product label Pakistan's exports to Saudi Arabia (US$ Thousand) 'TOTAL All products 509, , , '10 Cereals 133, , , '02 Meat and edible meat offal 67, , , '63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn 55, , , clothing and worn textile articles; rags '22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22, , , '09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 21, , , '08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or 12, , , melons '62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 9, , , not knitted or crocheted '03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other 9, , , aquatic invertebrates '84 Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear 7, , , reactors, boilers; parts thereof '52 Cotton 15, , , '04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; 6, , , edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere... '42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; 14, , , travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles... '61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 8, , , knitted or crocheted '64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such 7, , , articles '17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 20, , , '76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6, , , '82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, 5, , , of base metal; parts thereof of base metal '85 Electrical machinery and equipment and 5, , , parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television... '74 Copper and articles thereof 5, , , '07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and 2, , , tubers '19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks' products 3, , ,791.00

6 Product code Product label Pakistan's imports from Saudi Arabia (US$ Thousand) 'TOTAL All products 4,417, ,006, ,843, Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of '27 their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral... 3,211, ,716, , '39 Plastics and articles thereof 554, , , '29 Organic chemicals 336, , , '31 Fertilizers 175, , , '89 Ships, boats and floating structures 21, , , '38 Miscellaneous chemical products 33, , , '76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4, , , '33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6, , , '41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 12, , , '72 Iron and steel 4, , , '05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1, , , Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and '32 their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other coloring... 5, , , '48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1, , , Soap, organic surface-active agents, '34 washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial... 1, , , '51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4, , , Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; '04 edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere... 1, , , '84 Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers; parts thereof 2, , , '70 Glass and glassware , '96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14, , , '56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1, , '57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1, , , For more details: GB/682/index.html