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Saudi Arabia’s non-oil trade surplus with GCC countries surges 288% YoY in October 2025
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil trade surplus with the GCC countries reached SAR 7.4 billion in October 2025, marking a 288% year-on-year (YoY) increase.
Total Saudi non-oil merchandise exports and re-exports to GCC countries rose to SAR 14.5 billion during October, up 78% YoY, according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Non-oil exports during the period comprised SAR 10.5 billion in re-exports and around SAR 4 billion in national exports.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports from GCC countries amounted to SAR 7.1 billion in October, representing a 14% YoY increase.
The UAE accounted for the largest share of Saudi Arabia’s external trade, with the Kingdom posting a non-oil trade surplus of approximately SAR 5.37 billion with the country.
Below are the details of non-oil trade between Saudi Arabia and GCC in October 2025:
Non-oil trade with GCC in October 2025 (SAR mln)
|
Country |
National Exports |
Re-exports |
Imports |
Non-Oil Trade Balance |
Trade Volume |
|
UAE |
2,587.5 |
7,928.7 |
5,149.1 |
5,367.0 |
15,665.3 |
|
Kuwait |
623.9 |
102.7 |
139.0 |
587.6 |
865.6 |
|
Oman |
313.8 |
121.3 |
930.2 |
(495.0) |
1,365.3 |
|
Bahrain |
301.3 |
2,069.5 |
835.6 |
1,535.1 |
3,206.4 |
|
Qatar |
171.4 |
300.4 |
55.5 |
416.4 |
527.3 |
|
Total |
3,998.0 |
10,522.6 |
7,109.4 |
7,411.2 |
21,630.0 |
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