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Saudi Arabia’s services exports reached SAR 58.2 billion in Q3 2025, expanding 27% year-on-year (YoY).
Compared to Q2 2025, services exports fell by 6%, according to the International Trade in Services Statistics issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
The publication aims to build a database measuring the impact of services on the balance of payments across 12 national service categories, hence supporting the development of the national economy. It covers various service activities, including transportation, travel, financial services, telecommunications, and other internationally traded services.
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International Trade in Services Exports |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change |
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Q1 2023 |
52.91 |
-- |
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Q2 |
66.98 |
-- |
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Q3 |
37.51 |
-- |
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Q4 |
47.23 |
-- |
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Q1 2024 |
64.15 |
+21% |
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Q2 |
68.72 |
+3% |
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Q3 |
46.03 |
+23% |
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Q4 |
56.56 |
+20% |
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Q1 2025 |
73.86 |
+15% |
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Q2 |
62.15 |
(10%) |
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Q3 |
58.19 |
+27% |
Travel services recorded the highest export value at SAR 33.8 billion, representing 58% of the Kingdom’s total services exports, with personal travel accounting for roughly 89% of that amount.
Transport services followed with SAR 9.7 billion (around 17% of total).
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Value of Service Exports by Category |
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Category |
Value (SAR bln) |
to Total |
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Travel |
33.80 |
58.1% |
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Transport |
9.69 |
16.7% |
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Telecom, Computer & Information |
2.42 |
4.2% |
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Other Business Services |
2.34 |
4.0% |
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Gov’t Services |
2.05 |
3.5% |
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Construction |
1.89 |
3.2% |
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Financial Services |
1.51 |
2.6% |
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Manufacturing Services |
1.27 |
2.2% |
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Personal, Cultural & Recreational Services |
1.16 |
2.0% |
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Insurance & Pension Services |
1.11 |
1.9% |
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Maintenance & Repair Services |
0.74 |
1.3% |
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Intellectual Property Charges |
0.21 |
0.4% |
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Total |
58.19 |
100.0% |
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s service imports amounted to SAR 120.8 billion in Q3 2025, rising 5% YoY.
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International Trade in Service Imports |
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Period |
Value (SAR bln) |
YoY Change |
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Q1 2023 |
105.92 |
-- |
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Q2 |
108.69 |
-- |
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Q3 |
107.04 |
-- |
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Q4 |
110.44 |
-- |
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Q1 2024 |
111.60 |
+5% |
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Q2 |
119.92 |
+10% |
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Q3 |
114.73 |
+7% |
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Q4 |
122.79 |
+11% |
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Q1 2025 |
115.08 |
+3% |
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Q2 |
127.06 |
+6% |
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Q3 |
120.83 |
+5% |
Transport services contributed the lion’s share of the third-quarter total at SAR 32.3 billion (27%). Travel services followed, dominating nearly SAR 30.8 billion.
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Value of Service imports by Category |
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Category |
Value (SAR bln) |
to Total |
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Transport |
32.31 |
26.7% |
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Travel |
30.77 |
25.5% |
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Construction |
18.47 |
15.3% |
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Other Business Services |
14.48 |
12.0% |
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Government Services |
6.10 |
5.0% |
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Insurance & Pension Services |
5.07 |
4.2% |
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Telecom, Computer & Information |
3.39 |
2.8% |
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Manufacturing Services |
3.01 |
2.5% |
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Personal, Cultural & Recreational Services |
2.44 |
2.0% |
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Financial services |
2.18 |
1.8% |
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Maintenance & Repair Services |
1.34 |
1.1% |
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Intellectual Property Charges |
1.27 |
1.1% |
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Total |
120.83 |
100.0% |
The data showed that the services trade deficit narrowed to SAR 62.64 billion in Q3 2025.
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International Trade in Services Balance (SAR bln) |
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Period |
Total Deficit |
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Q1 2023 |
(53.01) |
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Q2 |
(41.70) |
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Q3 |
(69.53) |
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Q4 |
(63.21) |
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Q1 2024 |
(47.45) |
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Q2 |
(51.20) |
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Q3 |
(68.70) |
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Q4 |
(66.22) |
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Q1 2025 |
(41.22) |
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Q2 |
(64.90) |
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Q3 |
(62.64) |
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