Saudi Arabia's chemical exports rise 3% to SAR 6.9B in March
Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 3% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.95 billion in March 2025.
Compared to March 2024, the chemicals exports increased by SAR 1.2 billion, or 20%.
Chemicals and related products made up 26% of March’s SAR 27 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 1.12 billion, accounting for 16% of the total exports of chemical products in March. China followed with 12%, as shown in the table below:
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Top Saudi Importers in March (SAR mln) |
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|
Country |
Value |
% to Total |
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India |
1115.9 |
16.1% |
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China |
823.1 |
11.8% |
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Thailand |
492.8 |
7.1% |
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Belgium |
487.7 |
7.0% |
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UAE |
369.7 |
5.3% |
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Brazil |
349.1 |
5.0% |
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Djibouti |
304.9 |
4.4% |
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Australia |
300.9 |
4.3% |
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Singapore |
267.4 |
3.8% |
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Turkey |
266.6 |
3.8% |
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Other Countries |
170.9 |
31.2% |
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Total |
949.0 |
100.0% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.96 billion in March, up 4% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 74 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% |
|
March |
6665.7 |
6955.4 |
+4% |
9% |
|
April |
6029.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
6918.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
5807.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
7594.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
6466.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
7250.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
6536.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
6382.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
6687.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |