RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s total international trade reached SR540.5 billion ($144.3 billion) in the third quarter of 2025, marking annual growth of 8.6 percent, or SR43 billion, compared with SR497.5 billion in the same period last year, according to the General Authority for Statistics’ latest international trade bulletin.
Merchandise exports accounted for 56.1 percent of the total at SR303.3 billion, while imports made up 43.9 percent, valued at SR237.2 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of SR66.1 billion.
Non-oil domestic exports, excluding re-exports, totaled SR57 billion, or 18.8 percent of total merchandise exports, down 0.4 percent year-on-year — a decline of SR0.2 billion. However, they rose 3.1 percent quarter-on-quarter, an increase of SR1.7 billion compared with the second quarter of 2025.
Petroleum exports reached SR207.8 billion, representing 68.5 percent of total exports. Re-exported goods rose sharply by 69.6 percent year on year, increasing by SR15.8 billion to SR38.5 billion, or 12.7 percent of total exports, with quarterly growth of 17.4 percent, equal to SR5.7 billion.
By region, Asian countries led Saudi exports with SR217.4 billion, accounting for 71.7 percent of the total.
European nations followed with SR44.7 billion, or 14.8 percent, African countries with SR22.4 billion, or 7.4 percent, and the Americas with SR18.3 billion, representing 6 percent of exports.
China remained the top destination for Saudi exports, receiving SR45.2 billion, or 14.9 percent of the total, followed by the UAE with SR32.7 billion, or 10.8 percent, and India with SR29 billion, or 9.5 percent.
Non-oil exports, including re-exports, passed through 34 land, sea, and airports, totaling SR95.5 billion. King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah led with SR17.3 billion, followed by Jeddah Islamic Port at SR10.8 billion.
