Saudi Arabia's Trade Surplus Surpasses SAR63 Billion in Q1 2025, Marking 52% Growth

Saudi Arabia's trade balance recorded a surplus exceeding SAR63 billion in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 52% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 when the surplus stood at over SAR41 billion. The figures were released in the Kingdom's International Trade Bulletin issued by the General Authority for Statistics.
 According to the report, the total value of the Kingdom's international trade during the same period exceeded SAR508 billion. Commodity exports totaled approximately SAR285 billion, while imports exceeded SAR222 billion.
 Oil exports continued to dominate the export portfolio, accounting for over SAR205 billion, or 71.8% of total exports. Non-oil national exports totaled more than SAR54 billion, representing 19% of the total, while re-exports amounted to more than SAR26 billion, making up 9.3%.
 Asian countries remained the Kingdom's top trading partners, importing 74.6% of Saudi exports, valued at over SAR213 billion. They were followed by European countries with 12.1% (over SAR34 billion) and African countries with 8.1% (over SAR23 billion).
 At the individual country level, China topped the list of importers, accounting for 15.7% of Saudi exports, valued at over SAR44 billion. India followed with 9.8% (over SAR28 billion), and Japan with 9.3% (over SAR26 billion).
 In terms of logistics, non-oil exports, including re-exports, were processed through 34 land, sea, and air customs ports, with a total value exceeding SAR80 billion. King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail led with over SAR9.9 billion in exports (12.3% of the total), followed closely by Jeddah Islamic Port with more than SAR9.7 billion (12.1%).