Saudi Arabia’s non-oil trade surplus with GCC countries reached nearly SAR 3.61 billion in March 2026, up 54% year-on-year(YoY).
Saudi non-oil merchandise exports and re-exports to GCC countries increased 5% YoY to nearly SAR 9.66 billion in the same month.
This included SAR 6.61 billion in re-exports and SAR 3.05 billion in domestic exports.
On the other hand, Saudi merchandise imports from GCC countries amounted to about SAR 6.05 billion, up 12% YoY, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
The UAE accounted for the largest share of SaudiArabia’s tradewith GCC countries, with a non-oil trade surplus of around SAR 3.35 billion.
Non-Oil Trade with GCC Countries in March 2026 (SAR mln)
Country
Domestic Exports
Re-Exports
Imports
Non-Oil Trade Balance
Total Trade Volume
UAE
1,506.6
5,924.1
4,078.8
+3 351.8
11,509.5
Kuwait
639.4
172.9
183.3
+629.1
995.6
Qatar
181.3
210.5
58.5
+333.3
450.4
Oman
357.5
242.2
712.0
(112.2)
1,311.7
Bahrain
364.4
64.6
1,021.6
(592.6)
1,450.5
Total
3,049.3
6,614.3
6,054.2
+3 609.4
15,717.8
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil trade surplus with GCC countries reached nearly SAR 3.61 billion in March 2026, up 54% year-on-year(YoY).
Saudi non-oil merchandise exports and re-exports to GCC countries increased 5% YoY to nearly SAR 9.66 billion in the same month.
This included SAR 6.61 billion in re-exports and SAR 3.05 billion in domestic exports.
On the other hand, Saudi merchandise imports from GCC countries amounted to about SAR 6.05 billion, up 12% YoY, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
The UAE accounted for the largest share of SaudiArabia’s tradewith GCC countries, with a non-oil trade surplus of around SAR 3.35 billion.
Non-Oil Trade with GCC Countries in March 2026 (SAR mln)
Country
Domestic Exports
Re-Exports
Imports
Non-Oil Trade Balance
Total Trade Volume
UAE
1,506.6
5,924.1
4,078.8
+3 351.8
11,509.5
Kuwait
639.4
172.9
183.3
+629.1
995.6
Qatar
181.3
210.5
58.5
+333.3
450.4
Oman
357.5
242.2
712.0
(112.2)
1,311.7
Bahrain
364.4
64.6
1,021.6
(592.6)
1,450.5
Total
3,049.3
6,614.3
6,054.2
+3 609.4
15,717.8
