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Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 4% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.57 billion in September.
Compared to August 2024, the chemical exports decreased by SAR 591.7 million, or 8%.
The exports of chemical industry and related products represented 25% of September’s SAR 26 billion non-oil exports, as shown in the following table:
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Exports of Chemical Industry & Related Products (SAR mln)* |
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|
Month |
2023 |
2024 |
Change (%) |
Chemical products to total non-oil exports (%) |
|
January |
7,035.2 |
5,479.7 |
(22%) |
23% |
|
February |
6,933.6 |
5,510.5 |
(21%) |
24% |
|
March |
7,512.2 |
6,754.7 |
(10%) |
29% |
|
April |
6,673.1 |
5,824.6 |
(13%) |
26% |
|
May |
7,340.2 |
6,885.9 |
(6%) |
24% |
|
June |
5,762.8 |
6,188.8 |
7% |
27% |
|
July |
6,457.6 |
6,541.7 |
1% |
26% |
|
August |
6,479.1 |
7,164.0 |
11% |
26% |
|
September |
6,295.2 |
6,572.3 |
4% |
25% |
|
October |
6,963.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
6,680.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
8,564.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
India topped the list of chemical product importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 1.21 billion, accounting for 18% of the total exports of chemical products in September. China followed with 12%, as shown in the table below:
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Major Importers from Saudi Arabia in September (SAR mln) |
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|
Country |
Value |
Percentage to total chemical exports |
|
India |
1,210.5 |
18.4% |
|
China |
794.3 |
12.1% |
|
Belgium |
475.8 |
7.2% |
|
Singapore |
390.6 |
5.9% |
|
US |
385.8 |
5.9% |
|
UAE |
375.8 |
5.7% |
|
Pakistan |
238.7 |
3.6% |
|
Spain |
230.3 |
3.5% |
|
Turkey |
214.8 |
3.3% |
|
Brazil |
169.4 |
2.6% |
|
Other countries |
2,086.3 |
31.7% |
|
Total |
6,572.3 |
100.0% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 7.21 billion in September, rising 38% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 10% of the total imports of SAR 69.9 billion, as shown in the following table:
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Imports of Chemical Industry & Related Products (SAR mln)* |
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|
Month |
2023 |
2024 |
Change (%) |
Chemical products to total non-oil imports (%) |
|
January |
6,040.3 |
6,176.6 |
2% |
9% |
|
February |
5,706.2 |
5,834.8 |
2% |
9% |
|
March |
6,571.4 |
6,663.7 |
1% |
10% |
|
April |
5,408.4 |
6,029.9 |
11% |
10% |
|
May |
7,271.8 |
6,918.0 |
(5%) |
10% |
|
June |
5,590.6 |
5,807.3 |
4% |
10% |
|
July |
6,474.3 |
7,594.5 |
17% |
10% |
|
August |
6,122.7 |
6,466.8 |
6% |
9% |
|
September |
5,280.5 |
7,213.0 |
38% |
10% |
|
October |
6,114.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
5,889.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
4,822.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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