Saudi Arabia's chemical exports rise 4% in September

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Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 4% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.57 billion in September.

Compared to August 2024, the chemical exports decreased by SAR 591.7 million, or 8%.

The exports of chemical industry and related products represented 25% of September’s SAR 26 billion non-oil exports, as shown in the following table:

Exports of Chemical Industry & Related Products (SAR mln)*
Month	2023	2024	Change (%)	Chemical products to total non-oil exports (%)
January	7,035.2	5,479.7	(22%)	23%
February	6,933.6	5,510.5	(21%)	24%
March	7,512.2	6,754.7	(10%)	29%
April	6,673.1	5,824.6	(13%)	26%
May	7,340.2	6,885.9	(6%)	24%
June	5,762.8	6,188.8	7%	27%
July	6,457.6	6,541.7	1%	26%
August	6,479.1	7,164.0	11%	26%
September	6,295.2	6,572.3	4%	25%
October	6,963.4	--	--	--
November	6,680.4	--	--	--
December	8,564.6	--	--	--

*Data is periodically updated

India topped the list of chemical product importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 1.21 billion, accounting for 18% of the total exports of chemical products in September. China followed with 12%, as shown in the table below:

Major Importers from Saudi Arabia in September (SAR mln)
Country	Value	Percentage to total chemical exports
India	1,210.5	18.4%
China	794.3	12.1%
Belgium	475.8	7.2%
Singapore	390.6	5.9%
US	385.8	5.9%
UAE	375.8	5.7%
Pakistan	238.7	3.6%
Spain	230.3	3.5%
Turkey	214.8	3.3%
Brazil	169.4	2.6%
Other countries	2,086.3	31.7%
Total	6,572.3	100.0%

Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 7.21 billion in September, rising 38% YoY.

Chemical imports accounted for 10% of the total imports of SAR 69.9 billion, as shown in the following table:

Imports of Chemical Industry & Related Products (SAR mln)*
Month	2023	2024	Change (%)	Chemical products to total non-oil imports (%)
January	6,040.3	6,176.6	2%	9%
February	5,706.2	5,834.8	2%	9%
March	6,571.4	6,663.7	1%	10%
April	5,408.4	6,029.9	11%	10%
May	7,271.8	6,918.0	(5%)	10%
June	5,590.6	5,807.3	4%	10%
July	6,474.3	7,594.5	17%	10%
August	6,122.7	6,466.8	6%	9%
September	5,280.5	7,213.0	38%	10%
October	6,114.4	--	--	--
November	5,889.4	--	--	--
December	4,822.9	--	--	--

*Data is periodically updated

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