Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemical industry and related products inched up 9% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.72 billion in June 2025.
Compared to May 2025, the chemicals exports decreased by SAR 491 billion, or 7%.
Chemicals and related products made up 24.5% of May’s SAR 27.5 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia at nearly SAR 1.41 billion, accounting for 21% of the total exports of chemical products in June. It was followed by China with 14% and Brazil with 7%, as shown in the table below:
Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in May 2025 (SAR mln)
Country
Value
% to Total
India
1413.5
21%
China
941.9
14.0%
Brazil
444.4
6.6%
Djibouti
433.0
6.4%
UAE
324.7
4.8%
Belgium
304.5
4.5%
Thailand
293.3
4.4%
South Korea
217.0
3.2%
Indonesia
146.9
2.2%
Egypt
140.6
2.1%
Other
2057.7
30.6%
Total
6717.5
100%
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.4 billion in June, up 10% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 70 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
7037.9
+6%
9%
April
6035.3
7259.1
+20%
9%
May
7019.4
7646.8
+9%
9%
June
5807.3
6383.8
+10%
9%
July
7594.5
—
—
—
August
6466.8
—
—
—
September
7250.8
—
—
—
October
6536.6
—
—
—
November
6382.8
—
—
—
December
6687.4
—
—
—
*Data is periodically updated.
Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemical industry and related products inched up 9% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.72 billion in June 2025.
Compared to May 2025, the chemicals exports decreased by SAR 491 billion, or 7%.
Chemicals and related products made up 24.5% of May’s SAR 27.5 billion in non-oil exports.
India topped the list of chemicals importers from Saudi Arabia at nearly SAR 1.41 billion, accounting for 21% of the total exports of chemical products in June. It was followed by China with 14% and Brazil with 7%, as shown in the table below:
Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in May 2025 (SAR mln)
Country
Value
% to Total
India
1413.5
21%
China
941.9
14.0%
Brazil
444.4
6.6%
Djibouti
433.0
6.4%
UAE
324.7
4.8%
Belgium
304.5
4.5%
Thailand
293.3
4.4%
South Korea
217.0
3.2%
Indonesia
146.9
2.2%
Egypt
140.6
2.1%
Other
2057.7
30.6%
Total
6717.5
100%
Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.4 billion in June, up 10% YoY.
Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 70 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
7037.9
+6%
9%
April
6035.3
7259.1
+20%
9%
May
7019.4
7646.8
+9%
9%
June
5807.3
6383.8
+10%
9%
July
7594.5
—
—
—
August
6466.8
—
—
—
September
7250.8
—
—
—
October
6536.6
—
—
—
November
6382.8
—
—
—
December
6687.4
—
—
—
*Data is periodically updated.
