A commercial carrier
Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products reached nearly SAR 7.04 billion in January 2023, marking a year-on-year (YoY) decrease of 6%.
Compared to December 2022, exports of chemical products fell by SAR 1.08 billion, or 13%.
Exports of chemicals represented 31% of total non-oil exports in January, amounting to SAR 22.98 billion, as shown in the following table:
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Export of Chemical Industry & Related Products (SAR mln) |
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Exports 2022 |
Exports 2023 |
Change (%) |
Chemical products exports to total non-oil exports (%) |
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January* |
(6%) |
31 % |
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February |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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March |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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April |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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May |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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June |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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July |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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August |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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September |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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October |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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November |
8,833.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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December* |
8,122.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
India topped the list of countries importing chemical products from Saudi Arabia by nearly SAR 1.6 billion and 22% of the total value of exports of chemical products in January. China and the United States followed at 17% and 8%, respectively, as indicated in the table below:
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Major Importers from Saudi Arabia in January 2023 (SAR mln) |
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Country |
Value |
Percentage to total chemical products exports (%) |
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1,560.9 |
22.2% |
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China |
1,167.2 |
16.6% |
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US |
568.5 |
8.1% |
|
447.8 |
6.4% |
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|
354.9 |
5.0% |
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Singapore |
347.7 |
4.9% |
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Turkey |
294.9 |
4.2% |
|
282.0 |
4.0% |
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|
251.9 |
3.6% |
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Egypt |
198.0 |
2.8% |
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Jordan |
171.9 |
2.4% |
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South Korea |
109.5 |
1.6% |
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South Africa |
98.6 |
1.4% |
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Kuwait |
98.2 |
1.4% |
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Indonesia |
87.1 |
1.2% |
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Bangladesh |
85.9 |
1.2% |
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Other countries |
910.2 |
12.9% |
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Total |
7,035.2 |
100 % |
On the other hand, the Kingdom's imports of chemical and industry-related products amounted to SAR 6.03 billion during the month, up by 9% YoY.
Compared to December 2022, imports of chemical and industry-related products in January 2023 edged up by SAR 387.9 million, or 7%.
Imports of chemical and industry-related products during January accounted for 9% of the total imports amounting to SAR 66.57 billion.
The following table Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical products:
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Saudi Arabia’s Imports of Chemical and Industry-Related Products (SAR mln) |
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Imports 2022 |
Imports 2023 |
Percentage to total imports |
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January* |
5,538.9 |
6029.4 |
+9% |
9 % |
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February |
6,026.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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March |
6,843.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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April |
5,456.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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May |
5,420.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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June |
6,278.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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July |
5,488.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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August |
6,621.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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September |
5,552.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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October |
6,044.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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November |
5,660.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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December* |
5,641.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*Updated.
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