By: Economy Middle east

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports, including re-exports, recorded an annual increase of 20.7 percent to SAR33 billion ($8.8 billion) in November 2025, while national non-oil exports, excluding re-exports, rose by 4.7 percent, according to the latest data by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

The latest report revealed that the value of re-exported goods increased by 53.1 percent during the same period, driven by an 81.9 percent increase in machinery, electrical equipment and parts, which accounted for 51.5 percent of total re-exports.

Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus surges  70.2 percent

Saudi Arabia’s merchandise exports in November 2025 rose 10 percent compared to November 2024, and oil exports increased by 5.4 percent. The percentage of oil exports in total exports declined from 70.1 percent in November 2024 to 67.2 percent in November 2025.

Meanwhile, imports declined by 0.2 percent in November 2025, while the merchandise trade surplus increased by 70.2 percent compared to November 2024.

The ratio of non-oil exports, including re-exports, to imports increased in November 2025, reaching 42.2 percent, compared with 34.9 percent in November 2024. This increase was driven by a 20.7 percent rise in non-oil exports, alongside a 0.2 percent decline in imports over the same period.

Machinery and electrical equipment lead exports and imports

Machinery, electrical equipment and their parts were among the most important non-oil export commodities to Saudi Arabia, accounting for 24.2 percent of total non-oil exports, and increased by 81.5 percent compared with November 2024. This was followed by products of the chemical industries, which represented 20.3 percent of Saudi Arabia’s total non-oil exports and increased by 0.5 percent compared with November 2024.

On the import side, the most important imported commodities were also machinery, electrical equipment and their parts, accounting for 30.7 percent of total imports and increasing by 8.6 percent compared with November 2024, followed by transport equipment and their parts, which accounted for 14.4 percent of total imports and increased by 2.2 percent compared with November 2024.

China remains top destination for Saudi Arabia’s exports

The report also revealed that China remained the main destination for Saudi Arabia’s merchandise exports, accounting for 13.5 percent of total exports in November 2025, followed by the UAE at 11.7 percent and Japan at 9.9 percent. India, South Korea, the United States, Egypt, Singapore, Bahrain and Poland were also among the top ten export destinations, with total exports to these ten countries representing 71.4 percent of the Kingdom’s overall exports.

On the imports side, China also ranked first as the Kingdom’s merchandise source, accounting for 26.7 percent of total imports in November 2025, followed by the United States at 10.2 percent and the UAE at 6.2 percent. Germany, Japan, India, Italy, France, Switzerland and Egypt were also among the top ten import sources, with total imports from these ten countries representing 68.6 percent of Saudi Arabia’s overall imports.

King Abdul Aziz International Airport emerges as primary outlet for non-oil exports
The GASTAT report also revealed that King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam was the leading entry point for goods into Saudi Arabia, accounting for 22.8 percent of total imports in November 2025. It was followed by other major ports and airports, including Jeddah Islamic Port, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Fahad International Airport in Dammam. These five ports together handled 80 percent of Saudi Arabia’s total merchandise imports.

For non-oil exports, King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah was the primary outlet in November 2025, accounting for 17.2 percent of total non-oil exports. It was followed by Jeddah Islamic Port (10.9 percent), King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (10.8 percent), King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail (10.8 percent) and Ras Al-Khair Port (8.1 percent). Collectively, these five ports and airports accounted for 57.8 percent of Saudi Arabia’s total non-oil merchandise exports.