Saudi merchandise imports down to SAR 77.4B in November

01:04 PM (Mecca time) Argaam Special
Merchandise imports dropped to SAR 77.4 billion in November 2025

Merchandise imports dropped to SAR 77.4 billion in November 2025

Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports declined 0.2% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 77.4 billion in November 2025, marking the first annual decline in about two years, according to data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Compared to October 2025, merchandise imports fell 7%, or nearly SAR 5.7 billion.
Machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment and their parts thereof topped imports in November, representing 31% or SAR 23.7 billion of the Kingdom's total imports. Vehicles, aircraft, vessels, and associated transport equipment followed at about 14%.
 

Machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment and their parts thereof topped imports in November, representing 31% or SAR 23.7 billion of the Kingdom's total imports. Vehicles, aircraft, vessels, and associated transport equipment followed at about 14%.

 

Saudi Imports in November by Segment (SAR bln)​

Segment

Nov. 2024

Nov. 2025

Change

(Value)

Change

(%)

Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof

21.86

23.73

+1.87

+8.6%

Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, and Associated Transport Equipment

10.93

11.17

+0.24

+2.2%

Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal

7.36

6.64

(0.71)

(9.7%)

Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries ​

6.38

6.51

+0.13

+2.0%

Precious Stones or Metals and Their Articles, Jewelry

3.08

3.69

+0.61

+19.7%

Minerals​

3.98

3.34

(0.64)

(16.1%)

Vegetable Products

2.91

2.97

+0.05

+1.8%

Food Products, Beverages, and Tobacco​

3.20

2.84

(0.37)

(11.4%)

Optical Instruments and Apparatus, and others ​

2.08

2.45

+0.37

+18.0%

​Animal Products

2.15

2.18

+0.02

+1.0%

Others

13.63

11.88

(1.76)

(12.9%)

Total

77.57

77.38

(0.19)

(0.2%)
 

Saudi Arabia’s imports came mainly from China, with SAR 20.7 billion, representing 27% of the total in November 2025. The US came in second with SAR 7.9 billion, followed by the UAE at SAR 4.8 billion.

 

The top 10 exporters to Saudi Arabia accounted for almost 69%, or SAR 53.1 billion, of total imports in the same month.

 

Top 10 Exporters to Saudi Arabia in November (SAR bln)

Country

Value

% of Total

China

20.67

26.7%

US

7.91

10.2%

UAE

4.79

6.2%

Germany

3.53

4.6%

Japan

3.41

4.4%

India

3.41

4.4%

Italy

2.73

3.5%

France

2.38

3.1%

Switzerland

2.19

2.8%

Egypt

2.09

2.7%

Other Countries

24.28

31.4%

Total

77.38

100%

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