Saudi Arabia's chemical exports fall 4% in October

29/12/2024 Argaam Special
*Data is periodically updated


Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products fell by 4% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 6.8 billion in October.

 

Compared to September 2024, the chemical exports decreased by SAR 49.7 million, or 1%.

 

The exports of chemical industry and related products represented 27% of October’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

7035.2

5479.7

(22%)

23%

February

6933.6

5510.5

(21%)

24%

March

7512.2

6754.7

(10%)

29%

April

6673.1

5824.6

(13%)

26%

May

7340.2

6885.9

(6%)

24%

June

5762.8

6188.8

7%

27%

July

6457.6

6541.7

1%

26%

August

6479.1

7164.0

11%

26%

September

6295.2

6851.1

9%

25%

October

7063.6

6801.4

(4%)

27%

November

6680.4

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December

8564.6

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*Data is periodically updated

 

India topped the list of chemical product importers from Saudi Arabia with nearly SAR 1.3 billion, accounting for 20% 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 October (SAR mln)

Country

Value

Percentage to total chemical exports

India

1347.6

19.8%

China

826.3

12.1%

UAE

503.8

7.4%

US

451.9

6.6%

Singapore

436.9

6.4%

Belgium

413.4

6.1%

Oman

321.8

4.7%

Bangladesh

233.5

3.4%

Turkey

208.4

3.1%

Brazil

163.5

2.4%

Other countries

1894.4

27.9%

Total

6801.4

100.0%

 

Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry and related products reached SAR 6.54 billion in October, rising 5% YoY.

 

Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 72 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

6040.3

6176.6

%

9%

February

5706.2

5834.8

%

9%

March

6571.4

6663.7

%

10%

April

5408.4

6029.9

11 %

10%

May

7271.8

6918.0

(5%)

10%

June

5590.6

5807.3

%

10%

July

6474.3

7594.5

17 %

10%

August

6122.7

6466.8

%

9%

September

5223.5

7250.8

39 %

10%

October

6210.2

6536.6

%

9%

November

5889.4

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December

4822.9

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*Data is periodically updated

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