Saudi Arabia’s international trade reached SR540.5 billion ($144.3 billion) in the third quarter of 2025, up 8.6% year on year, an increase of $11.4 billion compared with $132.5 billion in the same period last year, according to the latest data from the General Authority for Statistics.

Merchandise exports accounted for 56.1% of total trade, totaling SR303.3 billion ($80.9 billion), while imports represented 43.9%, valued at SR237.2 billion ($63.4 billion). This resulted in a trade surplus of SR66.1 billion ($17.6 billion) during the quarter.

Non-oil domestic exports, excluding re-exports, reached SR57 billion ($15.2 billion), representing 18.8% of total merchandise exports. Although this reflected a slight annual decline of 0.4% (SR0.2 billion / $53 million), it marked a 3.1% quarterly increase, or SR1.7 billion ($452 million), compared with the second quarter of 2025.

Petroleum exports remained the main driver, totaling SR207.8 billion ($55.5 billion), accounting for 68.5% of total exports. Re-exported goods surged 69.6% year on year to SR38.5 billion ($10.3 billion), an increase of SR15.8 billion ($4.2 billion), representing 12.7% of total exports. On a quarterly basis, re-exports rose 17.4%, or SR5.7 billion ($1.5 billion).

Asia remained the primary destination for Saudi exports, receiving SR217.4 billion ($58.1 billion), or 71.7% of the total. Europe followed with SR44.7 billion ($11.9 billion, 14.8%), Africa with SR22.4 billion ($6 billion, 7.4%), and the Americas with SR18.3 billion ($4.9 billion, 6%).

China remained the Kingdom’s largest trading partner, importing SR45.2 billion ($12.1 billion) worth of goods, or 14.9% of total exports. The UAE and India followed, with SR32.7 billion ($8.7 billion, 10.8%) and SR29 billion ($7.7 billion, 9.5%), respectively.

Non-oil exports, including re-exports, passed through 34 land, sea, and air ports, totaling SR95.5 billion ($25.5 billion). King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah led with SR17.3 billion ($4.6 billion), followed by Jeddah Islamic Port at SR10.8 billion ($2.9 billion), highlighting the Kingdom’s strategic position as a regional trade hub.