Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products grew 9% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.72 billion in June 2025.
Compared to May 2025, the chemicals exports decreased by SAR 491 billion, or 7%.
Chemicals and related products made up 24.5% of the total SAR 27.5 billion non-oil exports in June 2025.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia at nearly SAR 1.41 billion, or 21% of the total, in June. It was followed by China with 14% and Brazil with 7%, as shown in the table below:
Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in June 2025 (SAR mln) |
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Country |
Value |
% to Total |
India |
1,413.5 |
21% |
China |
9,41.9 |
14.0% |
Brazil |
444.4 |
6.6% |
Djibouti |
433.0 |
6.4% |
UAE |
324.7 |
4.8% |
Belgium |
304.5 |
4.5% |
Thailand |
293.3 |
4.4% |
South Korea |
217.0 |
3.2% |
Indonesia |
146.9 |
2.2% |
Egypt |
140.6 |
2.1% |
Other |
2,057.7 |
30.6% |
Total |
6,717.5 |
100% |
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.4 billion in June, up 10% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 70 billion.
Imports of Chemicals & Related Products (SAR mln)* |
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Month |
2024 |
2025 |
Change (%) |
% of Total |
January |
6,176.6 |
6,248.7 |
+1% |
8% |
March |
5,849.2 |
6,395.6 |
+9% |
10% |
March |
6,665.7 |
7,037.9 |
+6% |
9% |
April |
6,035.3 |
7,259.1 |
+20% |
9% |
May |
7,019.4 |
7,646.8 |
+9% |
9% |
June |
5,807.3 |
6,383.8 |
+10% |
9% |
July |
7,594.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
August |
6,466.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
September |
7,250.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
October |
6,536.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
November |
6,382.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
December |
6,687.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*Data is periodically updated.
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