Net energy imports in Saudi Arabia
Net imports covered -151.4% of energy use in Saudi Arabia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
-151.4%
Change from 2023
+4.9percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
24.0%
Position in 2024
122nd of 139
Net energy imports in Saudi Arabia over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -151.4% | – |
| 2023 | -156.3% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | -175.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | -159.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -167.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | -177.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -183.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | -169.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | -186.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | -175.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | -172.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | -196.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | -198.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | -194.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | -174.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | -197.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | -247.6% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | -260.3% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | -294.2% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | -327.8% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | -327.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | -304.1% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | -251.4% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | -325.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | -348.2% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.9 percentage points from -156.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was -172.6%, the figure has changed by +21.2 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 122nd highest value.