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Saudi Arabia’s service exports reached SAR 66.1 billion in Q4 2025, rising 17% year-on-year (YoY), according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). 
Compared with Q3 2025, service exports increased 14%, or SAR 7.9 billion, the International Trade in Services Statistics report showed. The publication aims to build a database measuring the impact of services on the balance of payments across 12 national service categories, supporting the development of the national economy.
The report covers a range of services, including transportation, travel, financial services, telecommunications, and other internationally traded services.
International Trade in Services Exports
Period
Value
(SAR bln)
YoY Change
Q1 2023
52.91
—
Q2
66.98
—
Q3
37.51
—
Q4
47.23
—
Q1 2024
64.15
+21%
Q2
68.72
+3%
Q3
46.03
+23%
Q4
56.56
+20%
Q1 2025
73.86
+15%
Q2
62.15
(10%)
Q3
58.19
+26%
Q4
66.09
+17%
Travel services recorded the highest export value at SAR 39.5 billion, representing 60% of total service exports, with personal travel accounting for roughly 92% of that figure.
Transport services followed with SAR 10.5 billion, or about 16% of the total.
Value of Service Exports by Category
Category
Value
(SAR bln)
to Total
Travel
39.48
59.7%
Transport
10.46
15.8%
Government Services
2.84
4.3%
Other Business Services
2.59
3.9%
Telecom, Computer Information
2.34
3.5%
Construction
1.80
2.7%
Financial Services
1.62
2.5%
Manufacturing Services
1.40
2.1%
Personal, Cultural Recreational Services
1.28
1.9%
Insurance Pension Services
1.22
1.8%
Maintenance Repair Services
0.82
1.2%
Intellectual Property Charges
0.23
0.3%
Total
66.09
100%
Saudi Arabia’s service imports fell 3% YoY to SAR 119 billion in Q4 2025.
International Trade in Service Imports
Period
Value
(SAR bln)
YoY Change
Q1 2023
105.92
—
Q2
108.69
—
Q3
107.04
—
Q4
110.44
—
Q1 2024
111.60
+5%
Q2
119.92
+10%
Q3
114.73
+7%
Q4
122.79
+11%
Q1 2025
115.08
+3%
Q2
127.06
+6%
Q3
120.83
+5%
Q4
119.59
(3%)
Transport services accounted for the largest share at SAR 33.4 billion, or 28% of total imports, followed by travel services at nearly SAR 25.2 billion.
Value of Service imports by Category
Category
Value
(SAR bln)
to Total
Transport
33.45
28%
Travel
25.23
21.1%
Other Business Services
17.48
14.6%
Construction
16.42
13.7%
Government Services
6.38
5.3%
Insurance Pension Services
5.20
4.3%
Telecom, Computer Information
4.17
3.5%
Manufacturing Services
3.09
2.6%
Personal, Cultural Recreational Services
2.51
2.1%
Financial services
2.25
1.9%
Intellectual Property Charges
1.74
1.5%
Maintenance Repair Services
1.66
1.4%
Total
119.59
100 %
The data showed that the Kingdom’s services trade balance posted a deficit of around SAR 53.5 billion in Q4 2025.
International Trade in Services Balance (SAR bln)
Period
Total Deficit
Q1 2023
(53.01)
Q2
(41.70)
Q3
(69.53)
Q4
(63.21)
Q1 2024
(47.45)
Q2
(51.20)
Q3
(68.70)
Q4
(66.22)
Q1 2025
(41.22)
Q2
(64.90)
Q3
(62.64)
Q4
(53.50)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s flag
Saudi Arabia’s service exports reached SAR 66.1 billion in Q4 2025, rising 17% year-on-year (YoY), according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Compared with Q3 2025, service exports increased 14%, or SAR 7.9 billion, the International Trade in Services Statistics report showed. The publication aims to build a database measuring the impact of services on the balance of payments across 12 national service categories, supporting the development of the national economy.
The report covers a range of services, including transportation, travel, financial services, telecommunications, and other internationally traded services.
International Trade in Services Exports
Period
Value
(SAR bln)
YoY Change
Q1 2023
52.91
—
Q2
66.98
—
Q3
37.51
—
Q4
47.23
—
Q1 2024
64.15
+21%
Q2
68.72
+3%
Q3
46.03
+23%
Q4
56.56
+20%
Q1 2025
73.86
+15%
Q2
62.15
(10%)
Q3
58.19
+26%
Q4
66.09
+17%
Travel services recorded the highest export value at SAR 39.5 billion, representing 60% of total service exports, with personal travel accounting for roughly 92% of that figure.
Transport services followed with SAR 10.5 billion, or about 16% of the total.
Value of Service Exports by Category
Category
Value
(SAR bln)
to Total
Travel
39.48
59.7%
Transport
10.46
15.8%
Government Services
2.84
4.3%
Other Business Services
2.59
3.9%
Telecom, Computer Information
2.34
3.5%
Construction
1.80
2.7%
Financial Services
1.62
2.5%
Manufacturing Services
1.40
2.1%
Personal, Cultural Recreational Services
1.28
1.9%
Insurance Pension Services
1.22
1.8%
Maintenance Repair Services
0.82
1.2%
Intellectual Property Charges
0.23
0.3%
Total
66.09
100%
Saudi Arabia’s service imports fell 3% YoY to SAR 119 billion in Q4 2025.
International Trade in Service Imports
Period
Value
(SAR bln)
YoY Change
Q1 2023
105.92
—
Q2
108.69
—
Q3
107.04
—
Q4
110.44
—
Q1 2024
111.60
+5%
Q2
119.92
+10%
Q3
114.73
+7%
Q4
122.79
+11%
Q1 2025
115.08
+3%
Q2
127.06
+6%
Q3
120.83
+5%
Q4
119.59
(3%)
Transport services accounted for the largest share at SAR 33.4 billion, or 28% of total imports, followed by travel services at nearly SAR 25.2 billion.
Value of Service imports by Category
Category
Value
(SAR bln)
to Total
Transport
33.45
28%
Travel
25.23
21.1%
Other Business Services
17.48
14.6%
Construction
16.42
13.7%
Government Services
6.38
5.3%
Insurance Pension Services
5.20
4.3%
Telecom, Computer Information
4.17
3.5%
Manufacturing Services
3.09
2.6%
Personal, Cultural Recreational Services
2.51
2.1%
Financial services
2.25
1.9%
Intellectual Property Charges
1.74
1.5%
Maintenance Repair Services
1.66
1.4%
Total
119.59
100 %
The data showed that the Kingdom’s services trade balance posted a deficit of around SAR 53.5 billion in Q4 2025.
International Trade in Services Balance (SAR bln)
Period
Total Deficit
Q1 2023
(53.01)
Q2
(41.70)
Q3
(69.53)
Q4
(63.21)
Q1 2024
(47.45)
Q2
(51.20)
Q3
(68.70)
Q4
(66.22)
Q1 2025
(41.22)
Q2
(64.90)
Q3
(62.64)
Q4
(53.50)
