Saudi non-oil exports rise 23 percent to $15.9bn in first quarter of 2021

Saudi Arabia's overall trade balance was in surplus for the third consecutive quarter. (Shutterstock)

• Q1 imports rose 4 percent to SR137.7 billion
• Including oil, the trade surplus was SR74.7 billion

RIYADH: Saudi non-oil exports increased 23.1 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2021 to SR59.9 billion ($15.9 billion), according to data issued today by the Saudi General Authority for Statistics.

The Kingdom’s imports increased 4 percent to SR137.7 billion, for an overall trade surplus, including oil exports, of SR74.7 billion, the third consecutive quarter of surplus.