Saudi merchandise imports rise 8% to SAR 80.9B in May

Imports by Segment in May 2025 (SAR bln)​

Segment

May 2024

May 2025

Change

Change (%)​

Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof

19.54

24.03

+4.49

+23%

Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, and Associated Transport Equipment

10.14

9.21

(0.93)

(9%)

Chemical Products

7.02

7.65

+0.63

+9%

Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal

6.50

7.00

+0.50

+8%

Metal Products

4.02

4.85

+0.83

+21%

Precious Stones or Metals and Articles Thereof; Jewelry

3.76

4.07

+0.31

+8%

Vegetable Products

3.61

3.31

(0.30)

(8%)

Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Tobacco

3.38

3.20

(0.18)

(5%)

Animals, Product Thereof

2.71

2.95

+0.24

+9%

Plastics Rubber, and Articles Thereof

2.67

2.78

+0.11

+4%

Optical, Photographic, Other Instruments

2.04

2.14

+0.11

+5%

Artworks and antiquities

1.85

2.02

+0.17

+9%

Textiles and articles thereof

1.78

2.01

+0.23

+13%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

1.62

1.44

(0.18)

(11%)

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

1.38

0.93

(0.45)

(33%)

Stone, plaster, cement, ceramics, and glass and articles thereof

0.76

0.79

+0.03

+4%

 Paper and cardboard and articles thereof

0.80

0.75

(0.04)

(5%)

Wood, cork, and wickerwork materials and articles thereof

0.53

0.62

+0.09

+17%

Animal or vegetable fats, oils, and waxes and their products

0.45

0.52

+0.07

+15%

Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, and walking sticks

0.36

0.39

+0.03

+7%

 Hides, leather and articles thereof, bags and similar items

0.20

0.28

+0.08

+37%

Total

75.10

80.93

+5.83

+8%

Top 10 Exporters to Saudi Arabia in May 2025 (SAR bln)

Country

Value

% of imports

China

23.36

 28.9%

US

6.05

 7.5%

UAE

5.08

 6.3%

India

3.70

 4.6%

Japan

3.61

 4.5%

Germany

3.55

 4.4%

Italy

2.92

 3.6%

Switzerland

2.64

 3.3%

Egypt

2.01

 2.5%

France

1.82

 2.2%

Other Countries

26.20

 32.4%

Total

80.93

 100.0%