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Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products inched up 0.4% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 7.1 billion in May 2025.
Compared to April 2025, the chemicals exports decreased by SAR 839 billion, or 13%.
Chemicals and related products made up 23% of May’s SAR 31.1 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia at nearly SAR 1.55 billion, accounting for 22% of the total exports of chemical products in May. It was followed by China with 12% and the UAE with 6%, as shown in the table below:
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Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in May 2025 (SAR mln) |
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Country |
Value |
% to Total |
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India |
1554.3 |
21.9% |
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China |
865.2 |
12.2% |
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UAE |
405.6 |
5.7% |
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Belgium |
355.6 |
5.0% |
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Brazil |
332.5 |
4.7% |
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Australia |
323.2 |
4.6% |
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Pakistan |
313.0 |
4.4% |
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Thailand |
238.6 |
3.4% |
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Turkey |
208.0 |
2.9% |
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Singapore |
194.7 |
2.7% |
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Other |
2304.2 |
32.5% |
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Total |
7094.9 |
100% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 7.6 billion in May, up 9% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 80.9 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% |
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March |
6665.7 |
7037.9 |
+6% |
9% |
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April |
6035.3 |
7259.1 |
+20% |
9% |
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May |
7019.4 |
7646.8 |
+9% |
9% |
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June |
5807.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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July |
7594.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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August |
6466.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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September |
7250.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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October |
6536.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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November |
6382.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
6687.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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