According to the International Merchandise Trade Results for December 2025 released by the Statistics Authority, Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports (including re-exports) increased by 7.4% in December 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, and re-exported goods increased by 43.1%.
According to the results, total merchandise exports increased by 3% compared to December 2024, and oil exports increased by 1%.
Trade balance is 7.1% surplus
According to the report, the proportion of oil exports in total exports decreased from 68.7% in December 2024 to 67.4% in December 2025, but imports increased by 2.4%, while the trade surplus increased by 7.1% compared to December of the previous year.
Non-oil exports (including re-exports) in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by 18.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, while domestic non-oil exports decreased by 1.5% and re-exports increased by 67.4%.
Although total merchandise exports increased by 7.9% and oil exports by 3.5%, the share of oil exports in total exports decreased from 70.4% to 67.5%.
Imports increased by 4.7%
Imports in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by 4.7% compared to the same period last year, and the trade balance increased by 26.3%.
Regarding trade partners, Japan was the top export destination for goods in December with 11.7% of total exports, and China was the top import destination with 28.7%.At the fourth quarter level, China was the top export destination with 13.1%, and maintained the top position in imports with 27.2%.
