What is the price of cheese in Saudi Arabia?

As of January 2024, cheese in Saudi Arabia is US$ 4.94 per kg (18.52 SAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Saudi Arabia's global rank in cheese exports?

Saudi Arabia ranks #29 among 112 cheese exporters.

What was the export value of cheese from Saudi Arabia in 2024?

The export value was US$86,309,131.

Is Saudi Arabia a net exporter or importer of cheese?

Saudi Arabia is a net exporter of cheese.

What is the latest export unit value for Saudi cheese?

The latest export unit value is US$4.9394 per kg.

Cheese Price in Saudi Arabia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cheese Prices in Saudi Arabia

US$ 4.94 / kg

18.52 SAR / kg

MoM ▼ 35.9% YoY ▼ 35.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (SAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.94	18.52	▼ 35.9%	▼ 35.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in Saudi Arabia available is US$ 4.94 per kg (18.52 SAR), down 35.9% year-on-year.

Saudi Arabia exported 17,474 tonnes of cheese in 2024, valued at US$86.3 million, ranking #29 among 112 global exporters and accounting for 0.4% of world exports. Exports increased by 19.8% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export unit value for cheese is US$4.9394 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cheese in Saudi Arabia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported $86.3M (17.5 kt) of cheese▲ 19.8% YoY. That ranks #29 worldwide (0.4% of global exports).

$86.3M

Export value

17.5 kt

Export volume

#29 / 112

World rank

0.4%

Global share

$4.94

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cheese exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $4.26B · 17.4%
#2 Germany $3.22B · 13.2%
#3 France $2.89B · 11.8%
#4 Italy $2.51B · 10.3%
#5 Ireland $1.22B · 5%

Annual export data Saudi Arabia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$86.3M	17.5 kt	$4.94
2023	$72M	9.3 kt	$7.71
2022	$75.9M	16.7 kt	$4.55
2021	$80.8M	18.6 kt	$4.34
2020	$87M	20.3 kt	$4.29

HS Code

cheese is traded under Harmonized System code 0406.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Saudi Arabia cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Saudi Arabia shipped 82,665 tonnes of cheese. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Saudi Arabia cheese (processed category) has gone up, recording a change of 7.051 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports grew by 20.99 pc netting Saudi Arabia US$320.40m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's cheese exports are classified as:

Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)

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Saudi Arabia cheese export values

In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied cheese valued at 320.40m USD, a growth of 3.54% from 2018's total cheese export of 309.447m USD. The annual growth in value of Saudi Arabia cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 9.118 percent.

The per year change in the amount of Saudi Arabia's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 20.99 per cent when compared to a variation of 7.051% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Saudi Arabia cheese ( in '000$ )

Saudi Arabia's leading export markets for cheese are United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Iraq, Yemen and Kuwait.

Saudi Arabia bought 181,613 tonnes of cheese in 2019.

Cheese Prices Across Middle East

Compare the latest cheese prices in other Middle East countries:

Turkey$6.25/kg Israel$7.83/kg Oman$5.22/kg Jordan$4.28/kg Bahrain$2.50/kg Cyprus$8.59/kg United Arab Emirates (UAE)$3.62/kg

Other Processed Prices in Saudi Arabia

Latest prices for other processed in Saudi Arabia:

Natural Honey$8.05/kg Mineral water$0.29/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.18/kg Coffee$9.55/kg Olive Oil$2.79/kg Wheat starch$0.55/kg Soyabean oil$1.11/kg Agave syrup$0.90/kg Arame seaweed$17.78/kg Chocolate$6.53/kg Sugar$0.77/kg Green Tea$5.32/kg Cotton$0.37/kg Maize (corn) flour$2.25/kg Palm Oil$1.48/kg

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