What is the price of sugar in Saudi Arabia?

As of May 2026, sugar in Saudi Arabia is US$ 0.77 per kg (2.88 SAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Saudi Arabia's world rank in sugar exports?

Saudi Arabia ranks 8th among 118 sugar exporters.

Is Saudi Arabia a net exporter or importer of sugar?

Saudi Arabia is a net exporter of sugar.

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

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Sugar Prices in Saudi Arabia

US$ 0.77 / kg

2.88 SAR / kg

MoM ▲ 18.4% YoY ▲ 18.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (SAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	1.43	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	2.96	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	1.28	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.77	2.88	▲ 18.4%	▲ 18.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Saudi Arabia available is US$ 0.77 per kg (2.88 SAR), up 18.4% year-on-year.

Saudi Arabia is a significant exporter of sugar, with exports in 2024 valued at US$597,181,326, ranking 8th among 118 exporters and accounting for 3.5% of global sugar exports. The country is a net exporter, and its sugar exports grew by 16.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for sugar is US$0.7681 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported $597.2M of sugar▲ 16.6% YoY. That ranks #8 worldwide (3.5% of global exports).

$597.2M

Export value

#8 / 118

World rank

3.5%

Global share

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Saudi Arabia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$597.2M	-	-
2023	$512.1M	666.7 kt	$0.77
2022	$442.4M	682.2 kt	$0.65
2021	$270.2M	490.4 kt	$0.55
2020	$162.6M	318.6 kt	$0.51

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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 69Â° to 93Â°, 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.

Sugar Prices Across Middle East

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Middle East countries:

United Arab Emirates (UAE)$0.72/kg Turkey$0.56/kg Israel$0.61/kg Lebanon$0.68/kg Cyprus$2.29/kg Oman$0.66/kg Bahrain$0.56/kg Kuwait$0.69/kg Yemen$0.60/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 Green Tea$5.32/kg Cotton$0.37/kg Maize (corn) flour$2.25/kg Palm Oil$1.48/kg Table Salt$0.05/kg

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