Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

22,095

Units In

Million SAR

95,185

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Sep 25, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
454,159 Dec 2005	-3,651 Apr 2020	76,637.34 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 22.0 billion in June 2025, up from SAR 20.0 billion in the same month last year, marking the largest surplus since February. Exports rose by 3.7% yoy to SAR 92.1 billion, reaching a three-month high. The modest gain came despite a 2.5% decline in oil exports, which still accounted for 70.2% of total exports. In contrast, non-oil exports surged by 22.1%, helping offset the weakness in oil trade. China remained the top destination for Saudi exports, making up 15.5% of the total, followed by the UAE (9.1%) and India (9.1%). On the import side, total imports increased by 1.7% to SAR 70.0 billion, driven by a 29.0% surge in purchases of machinery, electrical equipment, and parts, which accounted for 30.6% of all imports. Meanwhile, imports of transportation equipment and parts dropped by 13.2%, comprising 12.5% of the total. Among major import sources, China held the largest share at 27.9%, followed by the US (8.3%) and the UAE (6.2%).