What is the price of sugar per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia sugar is between US$ 0.39 and US$ 0.42 per kilogram or between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.19 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sugar in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for sugar is between SAR 1.47 and SAR 1.58 per kilogram or between SAR 0.67 and SAR 0.72 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia sugar is between US$ 0.27 and US$ 0.29 per kilogram or between US$ 0.12 and US$ 0.13 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Sugar Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of sugar from Saudi Arabia was US$ 34.00 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 30.51 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 29.98 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 17.03 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 1.52 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price of sugar from Saudi Arabia is US$ 2.08 per Kg.The exports of sugar from Saudi Arabia are categorised as:
- Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
- Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
- Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
- Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69° to 93°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Saudi Arabia Sugar Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of sugar into Saudi Arabia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017 and 2018, the price was 0.55 and 0.44 US dollars per kilogram respectively. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.41 US dollars per kilogram, and then increased to 0.51 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 0.87 US dollars per kilogram in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of sugar into Saudi Arabia will be around 0.90 US dollars in 2023 and 0.93 US dollars in 2024.Export values for Saudi Arabia sugar
The total values in export for sugar in Saudi Arabia were US$ 195,349, US$ 177,005, US$ 153,225 and US$ 164,932 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.
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Saudi Arabia sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia exported 405,023 tonnes of sugar. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Saudi Arabia sugar (processed category) has climbed, with a change of 15.475 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports went up by 25.27 percent earning the nation US$164.93m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's sugar exports are classified as:
- Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
- Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69° to 93°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
- Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
- Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
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Saudi Arabia sugar export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied sugar costing 164.93m USD, an increment of 7.64% from 2018's total sugar export of 153.225m USD. The annual increase in value of Saudi Arabia sugar between 2017 to 2018 was -13.435 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Saudi Arabia's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 25.27 per cent compared to a variation of 15.475% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia sugar ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia's top export markets for sugar are Uganda, Oman, Djibouti, Spain and Luxembourg.
Saudi Arabia bought 1,292,482 tonnes of sugar in 2019.