Saudi Arabia's chemical exports rise 14% to SAR 6.3B in January
Saudi Arabia's exports of chemicals and related products jumped 14% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.29 billion in January 2025.
Compared with December 2024, chemical exports saw a decline of 18%, or SAR 1.34 billion.
Chemicals and related products made up 24% of January’s SAR 26.5 billion in non-oil exports, as shown in the following table:
|
Exports of Chemicals & Related Products (SAR mln) |
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|
Month |
2024 Exports |
2025 Exports |
Change |
Chemicals Products/ Non-Oil Exports |
|
January |
5,492.6 |
6,286.2 |
+14% |
24% |
|
February |
5,510.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
6,754.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
5,824.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
6,885.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
6,188.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
6,541.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
7,164.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
6,851.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
6,906.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
6,593.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
7,630.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 938.7 million, accounting for 14.9% of the total exports of chemical products in January. China followed with 11.2%, as shown in the table below:
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Top Saudi Importers in January (SAR mln) |
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|
Country |
Value |
% to Total |
|
India |
938.7 |
14.9% |
|
China |
703.2 |
11.2% |
|
US |
512.3 |
8.1% |
|
Turkey |
354.3 |
5.6% |
|
Australia |
316.5 |
5.0% |
|
Belgium |
301.4 |
4.8% |
|
UAE |
266.2 |
4.2% |
|
Bangladesh |
249.6 |
4.0% |
|
Oman |
209.8 |
3.3% |
|
South Korea |
191.8 |
3.1% |
|
Other |
2,242.4 |
35.7% |
|
Total |
6,286.2 |
100.0% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemicals and related products reached SAR 6.15 billion in January, falling 0.6% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 8% of the total imports of SAR 72.6 billion, as shown in the following table:
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Imports of Chemicals & Related Products (SAR mln)* |
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|
Month |
2024 Imports |
2025 Imports |
Change |
Chemicals Products/ Imports |
|
January |
6,188.6 |
6,154.4 |
(0.6%) |
8% |
|
February |
5,834.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
6,663.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
6,029.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
6,918.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
5,807.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
7,594.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
6,466.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
7,250.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
6,536.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
6,382.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
6,687.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |