Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus widened sharply to SAR 57.4 billion in March 2026 from SAR 18.0 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier. This marked the largest trade surplus since October 2022, as exports surged while imports fell sharply. Exports jumped 21.5% year-on-year to SAR 115.2 billion, driven by a sharp rise in oil exports (37.4%), which accounted for 80.3% of total exports. Non-oil exports, on the other hand, plunged 27.0%, mainly due to lower shipments of chemical products (-39.1%), which represented 20.1% of total non-oil exports. China remained the top destination for Saudi exports, making up 14.1% of total exports, followed by India (13.7%) and Japan (9.5%). Imports declined 24.8% to SAR 57.8 billion, amid reduced imports of machinery, electrical equipment and parts (-11.9%) and chemical products and allied industries (-18.5%). China was also the biggest source of imports, accounting for 26.7% of total imports, followed by the US (8.4%) and the UAE (7.1%). source: General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia recorded a trade surplus of 57442.50 SAR Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Saudi Arabia averaged 72972.90 SAR Million from 1968 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 454159.00 SAR Million in December of 2005 and a record low of -3651.30 SAR Million in April of 2020. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Saudi Arabia recorded a trade surplus of 57442.50 SAR Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 26600.00 SAR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 11000.00 SAR Million in 2027 and 11500.00 SAR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-23 06:00 AM
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Feb SAR23B SAR14B SAR16.3B
2026-05-21 06:20 AM
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Mar SAR57.4B SAR19.1B SAR 20.0B
2026-06-25 06:00 AM
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Apr SAR57.4B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 57442.50 19087.60 SAR Million Mar 2026
Capital Flows -15977.78 -9563.61 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account -8235.88 -8221.42 USD Million Dec 2025
Exports 115225.80 99202.30 SAR Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 12902.00 7096.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 57783.30 80114.70 SAR Million Mar 2026
Non Oil Exports 13506.00 17365.00 SAR Million Mar 2026
Oil Exports 92503.00 68046.00 SAR Million Mar 2026
Remittances 15477.00 15125.00 USD Million Dec 2025


Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade
Saudi Arabia has been recording trade surpluses since 1968 due to shipments of oil (87 percent of total exports). Main imports are: machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical equipment; transport equipment and parts thereof and base metals. Main trading partners are: United States (14 percent of total exports and 12.6 percent of imports), China (12 percent of exports and 13 percent of imports) and Japan (13 percent of exports and 6 percent of imports). Others include: South Korea, United Arab Emirates, India and Germany.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
57442.50 19087.60 454159.00 -3651.30 1968 - 2026 SAR Million Monthly

News Stream
Saudi Arabia Posts Largest Trade Surplus Since 2022
Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus widened sharply to SAR 57.4 billion in March 2026 from SAR 18.0 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier. This marked the largest trade surplus since October 2022, as exports surged while imports fell sharply. Exports jumped 21.5% year-on-year to SAR 115.2 billion, driven by a sharp rise in oil exports (37.4%), which accounted for 80.3% of total exports. Non-oil exports, on the other hand, plunged 27.0%, mainly due to lower shipments of chemical products (-39.1%), which represented 20.1% of total non-oil exports. China remained the top destination for Saudi exports, making up 14.1% of total exports, followed by India (13.7%) and Japan (9.5%). Imports declined 24.8% to SAR 57.8 billion, amid reduced imports of machinery, electrical equipment and parts (-11.9%) and chemical products and allied industries (-18.5%). China was also the biggest source of imports, accounting for 26.7% of total imports, followed by the US (8.4%) and the UAE (7.1%).
2026-05-21
Saudi Arabia Trade Surplus Narrows Slightly in February
Saudi Arabia recorded a trade surplus of SAR 23.0 billion in February 2026, narrowing slightly from SAR 23.2 billion in the same month a year ago, as imports increased more than exports. Imports rose 6.6% year-on-year to SAR 76.1 billion, driven by a 27.8% surge in purchases of machinery, electrical equipment and parts, which made up 30.5% of total imports, offsetting a 10.5% decline in transportation equipment and parts imports. China remained the Kingdom’s top source of imports, contributing 29.8% of the total, followed by the UAE (8.0%) and the US (7.4%). Meanwhile, exports grew 4.7% to SAR 99.1 billion, supported by a 0.6% rise in oil exports, which accounted for 68.7% of total exports. Non-oil exports also increased (6.3%), led by machinery, electrical equipment and parts, which jumped 56.1% and represented 25.5% of total non-oil exports. China remained the top destination for Saudi exports, accounting for 13.7% of the total, followed by the UAE (12.1%) and Japan (9.3%).
2026-04-23
Saudi Arabia Trade Surplus Narrows in January
Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus narrowed to SAR 17.3 billion in January 2026 from SAR 21.0 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year, as import growth outpaced exports. Imports grew 6.5% year-on-year to SAR 81.4 billion, led by higher imports of machinery, electrical equipment and parts (23.7%), which accounted for 30.3% of total imports, as well as transportation equipment and parts (7.3%). China remained the Kingdom’s top source of imports, contributing 31.0% of the total, followed by the UAE (7.7%) and the US (6.9%). Exports rose at a softer 1.4% to SAR 98.7 billion, dragged by a 6.4% decline in oil exports, which made up 67.0% of total exports. This decline was partly offset by a 22.1% surge in non-oil exports, driven by a sharp rise in machinery, electrical equipment, and parts (77.5%), representing 24.2% of total non-oil exports. China remained the main destination for Saudi exports, accounting for 15.1% of total exports, followed by the UAE (12.9%) and India (9.8%).
2026-03-26