Saudi Arabia's chemical exports rise 1% in July

22/10/2024 Argaam Special
*Data is periodically updated.


Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products rose by 1% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.54 billion in July.

 

Compared to June, the chemical exports increased by SAR 352.9 million, or 6%.

 

The exports of chemical industry and related products represented 26% of July’s SAR 25.4 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

--

--

--

September

6,297.2

--

--

--

October

6,963.4

--

--

--

November

6,680.4

--

--

--

December

8,564.6

--

--

--

*Data is periodically updated.

 

 

China topped the list of chemical product importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 988.9 million, accounting for 15.1% of the total exports of chemical products in July. India and the UAE followed with 14.3% and 7.4%, respectively, as shown in the table below: 

 

Major Importers from Saudi Arabia in July (SAR mln)

Country

Value

Percentage to total chemical products exports

China

988.9

15.1%

India

934.8

14.3%

UAE

482.8

7.4%

Singapore

390.4

6.0%

Thailand

343.5

5.3%

US

272.4

4.2%

South Africa

261.1

4.0%

Turkey

247.7

3.8%

Pakistan

242.8

3.7%

Egypt

232.3

3.6%

Other countries

2,144.7

32.8%

Total

6,541.4

100%

 
 

Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 7.59 billion in July, rising 17% YoY.

 

Chemical imports were up 31%, or SAR 1.78 billion, compared to June, accounting for 10% of the total imports of SAR 75.2 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

--

--

--

September

5,280.5

--

--

--

October

6,114.4

--

--

--

November

5,889.4

--

--

--

December

4,822.9

--

--

--

*Data is periodically updated.

 

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