Saudi merchandise imports rise 18% to SAR 76.1B in April

Jeddah Islamic Port

Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports rose 18% year-on-year (YoY) to almost SAR 76.1 billion, according to data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

 

Meanwhile, merchandise imports fell by 1%, or nearly SAR 990 million, month-on-month (MoM), as follows:

 

Imports of machinery and mechanical appliances, and electrical equipment and their parts topped in April, representing 28%, or SAR 21.1 billion of the total Saudi imports.

 

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels, and associated transport equipment came second at 17%.

 

The table below shows details of Saudi imports in April by segment:

 

Imports by Segment in April 2025 (SAR bln)​

Segment

April 2024

April 2025

Change

Change (%)​

Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof

16.81

21.07

+4.26

+25%

Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, and Associated Transport Equipment

7.97

13.12

+5.14

+65%

Chemical Products

6.04

7.16

+1.13

+19%

Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal

6.74

6.65

(0.09)

(1%)

Precious Stones or Metals and Articles Thereof; Jewellery

3.45

4.90

+1.45

+42%

Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Tobacco

3.18

3.15

(0.03)

(1%)

Vegetable Products

3.40

2.85

(0.55)

(16%)

Plastics Rubber, and Articles Thereof

2.27

2.57

+0.31

+14%

Metal Products

3.46

2.51

(0.95)

(27%)

Animals, Product Thereof

2.27

2.42

+0.14

+6%

Optical, Photographic, Other Instruments

8.79

9.75

+0.96

+11%

Total

64.36

76.15

+11.78

+18%
 

Saudi Arabia’s imports came mainly from China in April, valued at SAR 19 billion or 25% of the total.

 

The US and the UAE followed with SAR 5.7 billion and SAR 5.2 billion, respectively.

 

The top 10 exporters to Saudi Arabia accounted for almost 66%, or SAR 50.5 billion, of the total imports in April, as shown below:

 

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

Country

Value

% of imports

China

19.02

 25.0%

US

5.74

7.5%

UAE

5.17

6.8%

India

4.21

5.5%

Germany

3.61

4.7%

Japan

3.15

4.1%

Italy

2.64

3.5%

Switzerland

2.52

3.3%

UK

2.29

3.0%

France

2.13

2.8%

Other Countries

25.66

33.7%

Total

76.15

100.0%
 

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