Chemical products exports down 6% to SAR 7 bln in January; imports up 9% to SAR 6 bln

30/03/2023 Argaam Special

Chemical products exports down 6% to SAR 7 bln in January; imports up 9% to SAR 6 bln

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Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products reached nearly SAR 7.04 billion in January 2023, marking a year-on-year (YoY) decrease of 6%.

 

Compared to December 2022, exports of chemical products fell by SAR 1.08 billion, or 13%. 

 

Exports of chemicals represented 31% of total non-oil exports in January, amounting to SAR 22.98 billion, as shown in the following table: 

 

Export of Chemical Industry & Related Products (SAR mln)

Month 

Exports 2022

Exports 2023

Change (%)

Chemical products exports to total non-oil exports (%)

January* 

7,519.0 

7,035.2 

(6%)

 31 

February 

8,731.0 

--

--

--

March 

10,339.4 

--

--

--

April 

10,028.1 

--

--

--

May  

9,859.4 

--

--

--

June 

10,519.5 

--

--

--

July 

9,579.3 

--

--

--

August 

9,518.3 

--

--

--

September 

9,702.2 

--

--

--

October 

10,196.8 

--

--

--

November 

8,833.9

--

--

--

December*

8,122.0

--

--

--

*Updated.

 

India topped the list of countries importing chemical products from Saudi Arabia by nearly SAR 1.6 billion and 22% of the total value of exports of chemical products in January. China and the United States followed at 17% and 8%, respectively, as indicated in the table below:

 

Major Importers from Saudi Arabia in January 2023 (SAR mln)

Country  

Value  

Percentage to total chemical products exports (%)

India  

1,560.9

  22.2%  

China  

1,167.2

  16.6%  

US

568.5 

  8.1%  

UAE   

447.8 

  6.4%  

Belgium   

354.9 

  5.0% 

Singapore  

347.7 

  4.9%  

Turkey

294.9 

  4.2% 

Australia 

282.0 

  4.0%  

Thailand 

251.9 

  3.6% 

Egypt  

198.0 

  2.8% 

Jordan

171.9 

  2.4%  

South Korea

109.5 

  1.6%  

South Africa

98.6 

  1.4% 

Kuwait

98.2 

  1.4% 

Indonesia  

87.1

  1.2% 

Bangladesh

85.9 

  1.2%

Other countries

910.2 

  12.9%

Total  

7,035.2

100 %

 

 

On the other hand, the Kingdom's imports of chemical and industry-related products amounted to SAR 6.03 billion during the month, up by 9% YoY.

 

Compared to December 2022, imports of chemical and industry-related products in January 2023 edged up by SAR 387.9 million, or 7%.

 

Imports of chemical and industry-related products during January accounted for 9% of the total imports amounting to SAR 66.57 billion. 

 

The following table Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical products:

 

Saudi Arabia’s Imports of Chemical and Industry-Related Products (SAR mln)

Month 

Imports 2022

Imports 2023

Change (%) 

Percentage to total imports

January* 

5,538.9

6029.4 

+9%

 9 

February 

6,026.0 

--

--

--

March 

6,843.4 

--

--

--

April 

5,456.7 

--

--

--

May  

5,420.3 

--

--

--

June 

6,278.4 

--

--

--

July 

5,488.9 

--

--

--

August 

6,621.9 

--

--

--

September 

5,552.5 

--

--

--

October 

6,044.1 

--

--

--

November 

5,660.1

--

--

--

December*

5,641.5

--

--

--

*Updated.

 

 

 

Details and Historical Data of Imports and Exports

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