What is the price of table salt in Saudi Arabia?

As of January 2024, table salt in Saudi Arabia is US$ 0.05 per kg (0.18 SAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Saudi Arabia's world rank in table salt exports?

Saudi Arabia ranks #36 out of 122 exporters.

Is Saudi Arabia a net exporter or importer of table salt?

Saudi Arabia is a net exporter of table salt.

What percentage of global table salt exports does Saudi Arabia contribute?

Saudi Arabia contributes 0.5% of global table salt exports.

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

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Table Salt Prices in Saudi Arabia

US$ 0.05 / kg

0.18 SAR / kg

MoM ▼ 10.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 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)	0.05	0.18	▼ 10.8%	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in Saudi Arabia available is US$ 0.05 per kg (0.18 SAR).

Saudi Arabia exported 320,769 tonnes of table salt in 2024, valued at US$15,380,741, ranking #36 among 122 global exporters and accounting for 0.5% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export values rising 4.1% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.0479 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in Saudi Arabia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported $15.4M (320.8 kt) of table salt▲ 4.1% YoY. That ranks #36 worldwide (0.5% of global exports).

$15.4M

Export value

320.8 kt

Export volume

#36 / 122

World rank

0.5%

Global share

$0.05

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data Saudi Arabia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$15.4M	320.8 kt	$0.05
2023	$14.8M	-	-
2022	$14M	260.6 kt	$0.05
2021	$12.4M	238.5 kt	$0.05
2020	$10.8M	199.4 kt	$0.05

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Saudi Arabia table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Saudi Arabia sold 192,382 tonnes of table salt. For 2019 alone, the demand for Saudi Arabia table salt (processed category) has escalated, recording a change of 9.411 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports went up by 4.13 percent netting Saudi Arabia US$12.59m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's table salt exports are classified as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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Saudi Arabia table salt export values

In 2019, Saudi Arabia sold table salt worth 12.59m USD, a contraction of -1.00% from 2018's total table salt export of 12.717m USD. The annual change in value of Saudi Arabia table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 20.278 per cent.

The annual variation in the quantity of Saudi Arabia's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4.13 per cent in comparison to a variation of 9.411% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Saudi Arabia table salt ( in '000$ )

Saudi Arabia bought 58,591 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Middle East

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Middle East countries:

United Arab Emirates (UAE)$0.23/kg Bahrain$1.16/kg Cyprus$0.58/kg Oman$0.26/kg Turkey$0.13/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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