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Saudi Arabia
Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Global rank#125out of 139 countries
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Historical trend

-160-265-370-475-580199020062022Saudi Arabia · 2022: -178.20%Saudi Arabia

Analytical takeaways

  • Saudi Arabia records -178.20% for Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in 2022, ranking #125 globally out of 139 countries.
  • Energy imports, net (% of energy use) increased from -529.27% in 1990 to -178.20% in 2022, a gain of 351.07%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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