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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:
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Imports by Segment in April 2025 (SAR bln) |
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|
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:
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Top 10 Exporters to Saudi Arabia in April 2025 (SAR bln) |
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|
Country |
Value |
% of imports |
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China |
19.02 |
25.0% |
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US |
5.74 |
7.5% |
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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% |
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Total |
76.15 |
100.0% |
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