Saudi non-oil exports surge 20.7% and commerce surplus soars 70% in November 2025

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports recorded a major enhance of 20.7 % throughout November 2025 in comparison with the identical month in 2024. It was revealed within the report of the worldwide merchandise commerce for November 2025, launched on Sunday by the Basic Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The authority defined that nationwide non-oil exports, excluding re-exports, posted a progress of 4.7 % whereas re-exported items recorded a considerable enhance of 53.1 %. This was pushed by a surge in exports of equipment, electrical tools, and their elements by 81.9 % which represents 51.5 % of whole re-exports. The report indicated that whole merchandise exports elevated by 10 % in comparison with November 2024, whereas petroleum exports rose by 5.4 %. Conversely, the share of petroleum exports in whole exports decreased from 70.1 % in November 2024 to 67.2 % in November 2025. Relating to imports, a slight lower of 0.2 % was recorded throughout November 2025 in comparison with the identical interval of the earlier yr. Consequently, the merchandise commerce surplus elevated by 70.2 % in comparison with November 2024. In regards to the ratio of non-petroleum exports to imports, the report defined that it rose to 42.2 % in November 2025, in comparison with 34.9 % in November 2024, because of the enhance in non-petroleum exports and the lower in imports throughout the identical interval. The GASTAT famous that equipment, electrical home equipment, tools, and their elements are among the many most essential non-oil export commodities, constituting 24.2 % of whole non-oil exports and growing by 81.5 % in comparison with November 2024. This was adopted by chemical business merchandise, which represented 20.3 % of whole non-oil exports and elevated by 0.5 %. On the import facet, equipment, electrical home equipment, tools, and their elements topped the checklist of imported items, representing 30.7 % of whole imports and growing by 8.6 %. This was adopted by transport tools and its elements, which represented 14.4 % of whole imports, with a rise of two.2 %. Relating to commerce companions, the GASTAT acknowledged that China is the Kingdom’s primary buying and selling accomplice in items, accounting for 13.5 % of whole exports in November 2025. The UAE adopted with 11.7 %, and Japan with 9.9 %. India, South Korea, america, Egypt, Singapore, Bahrain, and Poland had been additionally among the many high 10 export locations, collectively accounting for 71.4 % of whole exports. When it comes to imports, China ranked first, representing 26.7 % of whole merchandise imports, adopted by america with 10.2 %, and the UAE with 6.2 %. The highest 10 importing nations additionally included Germany, Japan, India, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Egypt, collectively accounting for 68.6 % of whole imports.Relating to customs entry factors, the authority reported that King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam is among the most essential ports of entry for imports, accounting for 22.8 % of whole imports in November 2025. This was adopted by Jeddah Islamic Port at 22.6 %, King Khalid Worldwide Airport in Riyadh at 17 %, King Abdulaziz Worldwide Airport in Jeddah at 11.9 %, and King Fahd Worldwide Airport in Dammam at 5.7 %. These 5 ports collectively accounted for 80 % of the Kingdom’s whole merchandise imports. Relating to non-oil exports, King Abdulaziz Worldwide Airport in Jeddah topped the checklist of entry factors, accounting for 17.2 % of whole non-oil exports, adopted by Jeddah Islamic Port at 10.9 %, King Khalid Worldwide Airport in Riyadh at 10.8 %, King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail at 10.8 %, and Ras Al-Khair Port at 8.1 %. These 5 entry factors constituted 57.8 % of the Kingdom’s whole non-oil merchandise exports.

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