RIYADH, Dec 07 (Arab News): 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 per cent, 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 per cent of the total at SR303.3 billion, while imports made up 43.9 per cent, 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 per cent of total merchandise exports, down 0.4 per cent year-on-year - a decline of SR0.2 billion. However, they rose 3.1 per cent 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 per cent of total exports. Re-exported goods rose sharply by 69.6 per cent year on year, increasing by SR15.8 billion to SR38.5 billion, or 12.7 per cent of total exports, with quarterly growth of 17.4 per cent, equal to SR5.7 billion.
By region, Asian countries led Saudi exports with SR217.4 billion, accounting for 71.7 per cent of the total.
European nations followed with SR44.7 billion, or 14.8 per cent, African countries with SR22.4 billion, or 7.4 per cent, and the Americas with SR18.3 billion, representing 6 per cent of exports.
China remained the top destination for Saudi exports, receiving SR45.2 billion, or 14.9 per cent of the total, followed by the UAE with SR32.7 billion, or 10.8 per cent, and India with SR29 billion, or 9.5 per cent.
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.
