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Saudi Arabia’s service exports reached SAR 66.1 billion in Q4 2025, rising 17% year-on-year (YoY), according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Compared with Q3 2025, service exports increased 14%, or SAR 7.9 billion, the International Trade in Services Statistics report showed. The publication aims to build a database measuring the impact of services on the balance of payments across 12 national service categories, supporting the development of the national economy.
The report covers a range of services, 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 |
+26% |
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Q4 |
66.09 |
+17% |
Travel services recorded the highest export value at SAR 39.5 billion, representing 60% of total service exports, with personal travel accounting for roughly 92% of that figure.
Transport services followed with SAR 10.5 billion, or about 16% of the 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 |
39.48 |
59.7% |
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Transport |
10.46 |
15.8% |
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Government Services |
2.84 |
4.3% |
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Other Business Services |
2.59 |
3.9% |
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Telecom, Computer & Information |
2.34 |
3.5% |
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Construction |
1.80 |
2.7% |
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Financial Services |
1.62 |
2.5% |
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Manufacturing Services |
1.40 |
2.1% |
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Personal, Cultural & Recreational Services |
1.28 |
1.9% |
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Insurance & Pension Services |
1.22 |
1.8% |
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Maintenance & Repair Services |
0.82 |
1.2% |
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Intellectual Property Charges |
0.23 |
0.3% |
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Total |
66.09 |
100% |
Saudi Arabia’s service imports fell 3% YoY to SAR 119 billion in Q4 2025.
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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% |
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Q4 |
119.59 |
(3%) |
Transport services accounted for the largest share at SAR 33.4 billion, or 28% of total imports, followed by travel services at nearly SAR 25.2 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 |
33.45 |
28% |
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Travel |
25.23 |
21.1% |
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Other Business Services |
17.48 |
14.6% |
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Construction |
16.42 |
13.7% |
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Government Services |
6.38 |
5.3% |
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Insurance & Pension Services |
5.20 |
4.3% |
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Telecom, Computer & Information |
4.17 |
3.5% |
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Manufacturing Services |
3.09 |
2.6% |
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Personal, Cultural & Recreational Services |
2.51 |
2.1% |
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Financial services |
2.25 |
1.9% |
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Intellectual Property Charges |
1.74 |
1.5% |
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Maintenance & Repair Services |
1.66 |
1.4% |
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Total |
119.59 |
100 % |
The data showed that the Kingdom’s services trade balance posted a deficit of around SAR 53.5 billion in Q4 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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Q4 |
(53.50) |
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