{"id":101818,"date":"2025-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/10\/27\/oil-exports-inch-up-in-august-after-14-months-of-downtrend\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T00:00:00","slug":"oil-exports-inch-up-in-august-after-14-months-of-downtrend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/10\/27\/oil-exports-inch-up-in-august-after-14-months-of-downtrend\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil exports inch up in August after 14 months of downtrend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oil exports inched<\/strong> up for the first time since May 2024 to hit SAR 69.8 bn <\/strong>in August<\/strong>, marking a 7% y-o-y increase, according to preliminary data (pdf)<\/a> from the General Authority for Statistics. Oil exports\u2019 share of total exports increased 0.3 percentage points y-o-y to 70.5% y-o-y in August. <\/p>\n

REFRESHER-<\/strong> The Kingdom\u2019s oil output increased since June after Opec+ agreed to accelerate oil production increments<\/a>, adding 411k bbl \/ d to the global market.<\/p>\n

Total merchandise exports rose 6.6% y-o-y<\/strong>, reaching SAR 99.1 bn during the month, leading to a 4.1% y-o-y rise in our trade balance to a surplus of SAR 24.2 bn.<\/p>\n

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NON-OIL BREAKDOWN- <\/p>\n

Non-oil <\/strong>merchandise <\/strong>exports, including re-exports, rose 5.5% y-o-y in August 2025<\/strong>, as re-exports jumped 32.9% y-o-y to SAR 11.4 bn lifted by an increase of 90.9% in machinery, electrical equipment, and parts. However, non-oil merchandise exports, excluding re-exports, dipped 6.7% y-o-y to SAR 17.9 bn in August.<\/p>\n

The ratio of non-oil exports to imports fell to 39.1% in August, <\/strong>from 39.8% a year earlier, driven by a 7.4% increase in imports to SAR 74.9 bn.<\/p>\n

Machinery, electrical equipment and parts topped the export list comprising 25.4% of the<\/strong> total non-oil exports, <\/strong>soaring 79.8% y-o-y to just under SAR 7.5 bn. Chemical products followed, accounting for 22.7% of non-oil exports, despite recording a 7.4% y-o-y decrease to just above SAR 6.6 bn. <\/p>\n

<\/strong>On the imports side,<\/strong> machinery, electrical equipment, and parts also led the way, making up 29.8% of total imports, with a substantial increase of 24.7% y-o-y to SAR 22.3 bn during the month. Transportation equipment and parts followed, accounting for 14.1% of total imports, with a 6.1% y-o-y increase to SAR 10.6 bn. <\/p>\n

China still holds the reins of the trade list, <\/strong>receiving 16.2% of the Kingdom's total exports, reaching SAR 16 bn. The UAE came in second on the export list at SAR 11.04 bn for 11.1% of total exports, followed by India at SAR 9.2 bn (9.2%). South Korea, Japan, US, Egypt, Poland, Bahrain, and Singapore rounded out the top 10 export destinations, collectively accounting for 67.4% of total exports. <\/p>\n

<\/strong>In terms of imports, China maintained its position as the Kingdom's main source, <\/strong>taking up 26.4% of the total, amounting to SAR 19.8 bn, followed by the US at SAR 5.8 bn (7.8%) and the UAE at SAR 4.04 bn (5.4%). Germany, India, Japan, Italy, France, Egypt, and Oman rounded out the top 10 countries.<\/p>\n

The main ports: <\/strong>Five customs ports handled the vast majority of goods entering the Kingdom, with Dammam\u2019s King Abdulaziz Port on top, receiving 25.6% of total imports in August, followed by Jeddah Islamic Sea Port (21.9%), Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid International Airport (13.2%), King Abdulaziz International Airport (12.1%), and Dammam\u2019s King Fahad International Airport (5.8%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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