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Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 2% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 5.96 billion in April 2025.
Compared to March 2025, the chemicals exports decreased by SAR 1.5 billion, or 20%.
Chemicals and related products made up 21% of April’s SAR 28.4 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia at nearly SAR 1.1 billion, accounting for 18% of the total exports of chemical products in April. China and Thailand followed with 8% each, as shown in the table below:
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Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in April (SAR mln) |
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Country |
Value |
% to Total |
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India |
1051.0 |
17.6% |
|
China |
461.3 |
7.7% |
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Thailand |
461.0 |
7.7% |
|
UAE |
452.9 |
7.6% |
|
Belgium |
373.7 |
6.3% |
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Australia |
311.0 |
5.2% |
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Brazil |
306.6 |
5.1% |
|
Turkey |
268.0 |
4.5% |
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Indonesia |
198.4 |
3.3% |
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Singapore |
192.1 |
3.2% |
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Other |
1883.9 |
31.6% |
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Total |
5959.9 |
100% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 7.16 billion in April, up 19% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 76.1 billion, as shown in the following table:
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Imports of Chemicals & Related Products (SAR mln)* |
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Month |
2024 |
2025 |
Change (%) |
% of Total |
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January |
6176.6 |
6248.7 |
+1% |
8% |
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March |
5849.2 |
6395.6 |
+9% |
10% |
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March |
6665.7 |
7037.9 |
+6% |
9% |
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April |
6035.3 |
7164.3 |
+19% |
9% |
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May |
6918.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
5807.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
7594.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
6466.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
7250.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
6536.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
6382.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
6687.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*Data is periodically updated.
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