Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports rose markedly to hit their highest level in nearly three years as part of a bid to shore up supplies to global markets amid rising geopolitical tensions, but oil market traders are waiting for any possible change in the flow of energy from the region.
Saudi crude oil shipments rose to 7.3 million barrels per day in the first 24 days of February this year, the highest level since April 2023, according to tanker tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
“Non-oil” increased by 7.4%
Meanwhile, according to the International Merchandise Trade Results for December 2025 released by the General Authority for Statistics, 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%.
