Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemicals and related products jumped 14% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.29 billion in January 2025.
Compared with December 2024, chemical exports saw a decline of 18%, or SAR 1.34 billion.
Chemicals and related products made up 24% of January’s SAR 26.5 billion in non-oil exports,as shown in the following table:
Exports of chemical industry and related products (SAR mln)
Month
2024 Exports
2025 Exports
Change
Chemical Products/ Non-Oil Exports
January
5,492.6
6,286.2
+ 14 %
24 %
February
5,510.5
—
—
—
March
6,754.7
—
—
—
April
5,824.6
—
—
—
May
6,885.9
—
—
—
June
6,188.8
—
—
—
July
6,541.7
—
—
—
August
7,164.0
—
—
—
September
6,851.1
—
—
—
October
6,906.0
—
—
—
November
6,593.3
—
—
—
December
7,630.4
—
—
—
Indiatopped the list of chemical product importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 938.7 million, accounting for14.9% of the total exports of chemical products inJanuary. China followed with11.2%,as shown in the table below:
Top Saudi Importers in December (SAR mln)
Country
Value
% to Total
India
938.7
14.9%
China
703.2
11.2%
US
512.3
8.1%
Turkey
354.3
5.6%
Australia
316.5
5.0%
Belgium
301.4
4.8%
UAE
266.2
4.2%
Bangladesh
249.6
4.0%
Oman
209.8
3.3%
South Korea
191.8
3.1%
Other
2242.4
35.7%
Total
6286.2
100.0%
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemicals and related products reached SAR 6.15 billion in January, falling 0.6% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 8% of the total imports of SAR 72.6 billion,as shown in the following table:
Imports of Chemical Industry Related Products (SARmln)*
Month
2024 Imports
2025 Imports
Change
Chemical Products/ Imports
January
6,188.6
6,154.4
(0.6 %)
8 %
February
5,834.8
—
—
—
March
6,663.7
—
—
—
April
6,029.9
—
—
—
May
6,918.0
—
—
—
June
5,807.3
—
—
—
July
7,594.5
—
—
—
August
6,466.8
—
—
—
September
7,250.8
—
—
—
October
6,536.6
—
—
—
November
6,382.8
—
—
—
December
6,687.4
—
—
—
Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemicals and related products jumped 14% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.29 billion in January 2025.
Compared with December 2024, chemical exports saw a decline of 18%, or SAR 1.34 billion.
Chemicals and related products made up 24% of January’s SAR 26.5 billion in non-oil exports,as shown in the following table:
Exports of chemical industry and related products (SAR mln)
Month
2024 Exports
2025 Exports
Change
Chemical Products/ Non-Oil Exports
January
5,492.6
6,286.2
+ 14 %
24 %
February
5,510.5
—
—
—
March
6,754.7
—
—
—
April
5,824.6
—
—
—
May
6,885.9
—
—
—
June
6,188.8
—
—
—
July
6,541.7
—
—
—
August
7,164.0
—
—
—
September
6,851.1
—
—
—
October
6,906.0
—
—
—
November
6,593.3
—
—
—
December
7,630.4
—
—
—
Indiatopped the list of chemical product importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 938.7 million, accounting for14.9% of the total exports of chemical products inJanuary. China followed with11.2%,as shown in the table below:
Top Saudi Importers in December (SAR mln)
Country
Value
% to Total
India
938.7
14.9%
China
703.2
11.2%
US
512.3
8.1%
Turkey
354.3
5.6%
Australia
316.5
5.0%
Belgium
301.4
4.8%
UAE
266.2
4.2%
Bangladesh
249.6
4.0%
Oman
209.8
3.3%
South Korea
191.8
3.1%
Other
2242.4
35.7%
Total
6286.2
100.0%
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemicals and related products reached SAR 6.15 billion in January, falling 0.6% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 8% of the total imports of SAR 72.6 billion,as shown in the following table:
Imports of Chemical Industry Related Products (SARmln)*
Month
2024 Imports
2025 Imports
Change
Chemical Products/ Imports
January
6,188.6
6,154.4
(0.6 %)
8 %
February
5,834.8
—
—
—
March
6,663.7
—
—
—
April
6,029.9
—
—
—
May
6,918.0
—
—
—
June
5,807.3
—
—
—
July
7,594.5
—
—
—
August
6,466.8
—
—
—
September
7,250.8
—
—
—
October
6,536.6
—
—
—
November
6,382.8
—
—
—
December
6,687.4
—
—
—
