Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

25,995

Units In

Million SAR

24,240

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Dec 25, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
454,159 Dec 2005	-3,651 Apr 2020	75,815.7 Million SAR	1968-2025	Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency

Saudi Arabia has been recording trade surpluses since 1968 due to shipments of oil (87 percent of total exports). Main imports are: machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical equipment; transport equipment and parts thereof and base metals. Main trading partners are: United States (14 percent of total exports and 12.6 percent of imports), China (12 percent of exports and 13 percent of imports) and Japan (13 percent of exports and 6 percent of imports). Others include: South Korea, United Arab Emirates, India and Germany.

Latest Updates

Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus widened to SAR 26.0 billion in September 2025 from SAR 15.6 billion in the same month a year earlier. This marked the largest surplus since May 2024, with both exports and imports increasing. Exports grew by 14.0% year on year to SAR 101 billion, driven by a 10.7% growth in oil exports, which accounted for 68.4% of the total. Non-oil exports also rose by 21.7%, led by a sharp increase in machinery, electrical equipment, and parts (+102.6%), which made up 25.7% of total non-oil exports. China remained the main destination for the Kingdom’s exports, taking 14.4% of the total, followed by the UAE (10.7%) and India (10.0%). Imports climbed by 2.8% to SAR 75.4 billion, mainly due to a 17.1% surge in machinery, electrical equipment, and parts, which represented 30.5% of total imports. Among major import sources, China held the largest share at 28.2%, followed by the U.S. (9.0%) and the UAE (5.7%).