King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil trade surplus with the GCC countries reached nearly SAR 5.84 billion in December 2025, rising 105% year-on-year (YoY).
Total Saudi non-oil merchandise exports and re-exports to GCC countries increased 43% YoY to SAR 13.1 billion in December 2025, according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Non-oil exports included re-exports worth roughly SAR 10.3 billion and around SAR 2.86 billion in national exports during the same period.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports from GCC countries reached almost SAR 7.3 billion in December 2025, up 15% YoY.
The UAE accounted for the largest share of Saudi Arabia’s external trade, as the Kingdom posted a non-oil trade surplus of about SAR 5.1 billion.
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Non-oil trade with GCC in December 2025 (SAR mln) |
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Country |
National Exports |
Re-Exports |
Imports |
Non-Oil Trade Balance |
Trade Volume |
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UAE |
1468.0 |
7871.4 |
4232.5 |
+5106.8 |
13571.9 |
|
Kuwait |
573.6 |
154.2 |
142.6 |
+585.2 |
870.4 |
|
Bahrain |
402.7 |
288.4 |
1709.0 |
(1017.9) |
2400.2 |
|
Oman |
278.7 |
1358.7 |
1104.8 |
+532.6 |
2742.2 |
|
Qatar |
139.2 |
613.6 |
119.7 |
+633.1 |
872.5 |
|
Total |
2862.2 |
10286.3 |
7308.7 |
5839.9+ |
20457.2 |
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