{"id":96182,"date":"2025-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/04\/20\/saudi-slides-down-in-wtos-merchandise-export-ranking\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:00:00","slug":"saudi-slides-down-in-wtos-merchandise-export-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/04\/20\/saudi-slides-down-in-wtos-merchandise-export-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi slides down in WTO\u2019s merchandise export ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kingdom was the 26th largest global merchandise exporter in 2024<\/strong>, with exports reaching USD 305 bn, according to the World Trade Organization\u2019s recent Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report (pdf)<\/a>. This marks a 5% y-o-y drop, with its position in the ranking down from the 25th in the WTO\u2019s 2023 report<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Imports increased 12% y-o-y to USD 232 bn,<\/strong> ranking 30th in the world in terms of global imports.<\/p>\n

On the commercial services front<\/strong>, the Kingdom ranked 23rd in imports, reporting a 6% y-o-y growth in services purchased from abroad to USD 94 bn. <\/p>\n

On the cards for the region:<\/strong> Growth in the Middle East\u2019s commercial services exports is expected to plummet from 4.2% in 2024 to 1.7% in 2025 and further down to 1% in 2026. The region's merchandise exports, on the other hand, are expected to remain steady at 5.3% growth in 2025 and 5.1% in 2026. Meanwhile, merchandise imports are predicted to take a slight fall from 6.8% in 2024 to 6.3% in 2025, before rebounding to 6.7% next year.<\/p>\n

Global trade to take a dip in 2025 on the back of tariffs: <\/strong>Merchandise trade is expected to contract by 0.2% in 2025, down from a 2.9% y-o-y surge in 2024 after WTO economists altered their baseline predictions \u2014 previously foreseeing 2.6% growth \u2014 following the implementation of new tariff measures since January. Commercial services trade is forecast to slump down to 4% this year, down from 6.8% in 2024. <\/p>\n

\u2026 and is expected to see a resurgence in 2026,<\/strong> with merchandise trade forecast to spike up by 2.5% and commercial services trade to rise by 4.1%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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