Saudi Arabia’s international trade reached SR540.5bn ($144.14bn) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, an 8.6 per cent year-on-year increase equivalent to SR43bn ($11.48bn) more than the SR497.5bn ($132.69bn) recorded in Q3 2024, according to the General Authority for Statistics’ quarterly international trade bulletin.
Merchandise exports accounted for 56.1 per cent of total trade at SR303.3bn ($80.88bn), while imports represented 43.9 per cent at SR237.2bn ($63.26bn).
This resulted in a trade surplus of SR66.1bn ($17.64bn).
Non-oil national exports excluding re-exports stood at SR57bn ($15.20bn), representing 18.8 per cent of total merchandise exports.
While this reflects a 0.4 per cent annual decline of SR200m ($53.33m), non-oil national exports rose 3.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter, increasing by SR1.7bn ($453.34m).
Oil exports totalled SR207.8bn ($55.44bn) and made up 68.5 per cent of total exports.
Saudi trade figures
Re-exports demonstrated the strongest growth momentum, surging 69.6 per cent year-on-year—an increase of SR15.8bn ($4.22bn)—to reach SR38.5bn ($10.28bn).
On a quarterly basis, re-exports grew 17.4 per cent, equivalent to SR5.7bn ($1.52bn).
Asian countries received 71.7 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s total exports, valued at SR217.4bn ($58bn).
Europe followed with 14.8 per cent (SR44.7bn / $11.92bn), then Africa with 7.4 per cent (SR22.4bn / $5.97bn), while the Americas accounted for 6 per cent (SR18.3bn / $4.88bn).
China retained its position as Saudi Arabia’s largest export market, representing 14.9 per cent of total exports at SR45.2bn ($12.05bn).
The UAE ranked second with 10.8 per cent (SR32.7bn / $8.73bn), followed by India with 9.5 per cent (SR29bn / $7.74bn).
Key customs points
Non-oil exports, including re-exports, passed through 34 land, sea and air customs points, with a combined value of SR95.5bn ($25.45bn).
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah topped the list with SR17.3bn ($4.61bn), followed by Jeddah Islamic Port at SR10.8bn ($2.88bn).
