What is the price of cotton per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia cotton is between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.40 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.18 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cotton in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for cotton is between SAR 1.15 and SAR 1.51 per kilogram or between SAR 0.52 and SAR 0.69 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia cotton is between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.28 per kilogram or between US$ 0.10 and US$ 0.13 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Cotton Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of Cotton from Saudi Arabia was US$ 0.06 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 0.12 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 0.04 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 0.01 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 0.00 per Kg. For 2021, the export price is estimated to be US$ 0.04 per Kg. For 2023, the export price is predicted to be US$ 0.04 per Kg.The cotton exports from Saudi Arabia are classified as:
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
Saudi Arabia Cotton Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cotton into Saudi Arabia has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 2.06 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had dropped to 0.67 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 67.5%. The lowest price was recorded in 2018, when the price was 0.42 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight increase in 2020, when the price rose to 0.67 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Cotton will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price of Cotton in 2023 will be 0.67 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.72 US dollars per kg.Export values for Saudi Arabia cotton
The total values in export for cotton in Saudi Arabia were US$ 171, US$ 294, US$ 121 and US$ 23 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Saudi Arabia: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
See prices of cotton in other countries across Middle East: Bahrain cotton, Cyprus cotton, Iraq cotton, Israel cotton, Jordan cotton, Kuwait cotton, Lebanon cotton, Palestine cotton, Oman cotton & Qatar cotton.
Saudi Arabia cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia exported 71 tonnes of cotton. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Saudi Arabia cotton (processed category) has reduced, with a change of -75.175 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports reduced by -86.4 percent bringing the exporter US$0.02m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's cotton exports are classified as:
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
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Saudi Arabia cotton export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia shipped cotton worth 0.02m USD, a drop of -83.47% from 2018's total cotton export of 0.121m USD. The yearly change in value of Saudi Arabia cotton between 2017 to 2018 was -58.844 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Saudi Arabia's cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -86.4 percent when compared to a variation of -75.175% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia cotton ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia's top export markets for cotton are Belgium, Yemen, Turkey, Lebanon and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia purchased 2,620 tonnes of cotton in 2019.