Saudi Arabia exported 10.6 million tons of polyethylene (all grades, partly estimated) in 2024, up 2% from 2023. UAE shipped 3.8 million tons, up 11%. (UAE does not publish statistics; data is visible from trading partners).

Saudi Arabia exported polymer to every world region. The largest volume, 6.0 million tons, was to Asia-Pacific, but this was down from 6.2 million tons in 2023. Saudi Arabia offset the decline by shipping significantly higher volumes to numerous markets in Africa and also more polymer to Western Europe and Eastern Europe, noting, especially, Poland. Most of Saudi Arabia’s exports to the Middle East are to UAE, which are likely re-exported..

Exports out of UAE, which are not published, are visible as imports into trading partners, as country of origin “UAE”. Asia-Pacific accounted for nearly all of the total. China received about 60% of the UAE total, India, another 20%.

From International Trader Publications’ World Trade Analyses, continuously udated analyses of global trade in all grades of polyethylene.