Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 3% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.95 billion in March 2025.
Compared to March 2024, the chemicals exports increased by SAR 1.2 billion, or 20%.
Chemicals and related products made up 26% of March’s SAR 27 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 1.12 billion, accounting for 16% of the total exports of chemical products in March. China followed with 12%, as shown in the table below:
Top Saudi Importers in March (SAR mln)
Country
Value
% to Total
India
1115.9
16.1%
China
823.1
11.8%
Thailand
492.8
7.1%
Belgium
487.7
7.0%
UAE
369.7
5.3%
Brazil
349.1
5.0%
Djibouti
304.9
4.4%
Australia
300.9
4.3%
Singapore
267.4
3.8%
Turkey
266.6
3.8%
Other Countries
170.9
31.2%
Total
949.0
100.0%
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.96 billion in March, up 4% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 74 billion, as shown in the following table:
Imports of Chemicals Related Products (SAR mln)*
Month
2024
2025
Change (%)
% of Total
January
6176.6
6248.7
+1%
8%
March
5849.2
6395.6
+9%
10%
March
6665.7
6955.4
+4%
9%
April
6029.9
—
—
—
May
6918.0
—
—
—
June
5807.3
—
—
—
July
7594.5
—
—
—
August
6466.8
—
—
—
September
7250.8
—
—
—
October
6536.6
—
—
—
November
6382.8
—
—
—
December
6687.4
—
—
—
Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 3% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.95 billion in March 2025.
Compared to March 2024, the chemicals exports increased by SAR 1.2 billion, or 20%.
Chemicals and related products made up 26% of March’s SAR 27 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 1.12 billion, accounting for 16% of the total exports of chemical products in March. China followed with 12%, as shown in the table below:
Top Saudi Importers in March (SAR mln)
Country
Value
% to Total
India
1115.9
16.1%
China
823.1
11.8%
Thailand
492.8
7.1%
Belgium
487.7
7.0%
UAE
369.7
5.3%
Brazil
349.1
5.0%
Djibouti
304.9
4.4%
Australia
300.9
4.3%
Singapore
267.4
3.8%
Turkey
266.6
3.8%
Other Countries
170.9
31.2%
Total
949.0
100.0%
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.96 billion in March, up 4% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 74 billion, as shown in the following table:
Imports of Chemicals Related Products (SAR mln)*
Month
2024
2025
Change (%)
% of Total
January
6176.6
6248.7
+1%
8%
March
5849.2
6395.6
+9%
10%
March
6665.7
6955.4
+4%
9%
April
6029.9
—
—
—
May
6918.0
—
—
—
June
5807.3
—
—
—
July
7594.5
—
—
—
August
6466.8
—
—
—
September
7250.8
—
—
—
October
6536.6
—
—
—
November
6382.8
—
—
—
December
6687.4
—
—
—
