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Merchandise Exports and Imports of

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2017 Third Quarter



2017 Q3

Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

1. Merchandise Exports…………………………………………………………………………………….……….2

1.1. Oil Exports…………………………..……...………………………………………………………………..3

1.2. Non-oil Merchandise Export ............................................................................................. 4

1.2.1. Developments in Exports ........................................................................................ 4

1.2.2. Exports by Section .................................................................................................. 5

1.2.3. Exports by Country Group ....................................................................................... 6

1.2.4. Top 5 Partner Countries for Exports ......................................................................... 7

2. Merchandise Imports ............................................................................................................. 8

2.1. Developments in Imports ................................................................................................. 8

2.2. Imports by Section .......................................................................................................... 9

2.3. Imports by Nature and Utilization of Items ...................................................................... 10

2.4. Imports by Means of Transport and Customs Port ............................................................. 11

2.5. Imports by Country Group ............................................................................................. 12

2.6. Top 5 Partner Countries for Imports ................................................................................ 13

3. Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Quarterly ........................................................................ 14

4. Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Annual ........................................................................... 15

5. Trade between Saudi Arabia and GCC Countries ..................................................................... 16

Appendix .................................................................................................................................. 17

1 Non-oil Exports and Imports of Saudi Arabia by Section .................................................... 17

2 Non-oil Exports of Saudi Arabia by Country ..................................................................... 18

3 Imports of Saudi Arabia by Country ................................................................................ 20



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2017 Q3

Introduction This report presents the developments in commodity exports and imports of the Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia for the Third Quarter of 2017 as compared to the same period of the previous year, 2016,

according to the statistical methods and international standard classifications, mainly the Harmonized

System (H.S).

It should be noted that the statistics presented in this report are preliminary and they may undergo

some modifications in case of a data update.

Note: There might be some differences in the aggregates of numbers or percentages due to rounding.

For any comments or inquiries, please contact us through:

General Authority for Statistics

General Department of Economic Statistics

P.O Box 3735, Riyadh 11481

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

4014138 11 966 Phone:00

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.stats.gov.sa

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.stats.gov.sa/



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2017 Q3

1. Merchandise Exports

Total merchandise exports of Saudi Arabia amounted to 195849 million riyals in the Third Quarter (Q3)

of 2017 as compared to 175454 million riyals in the corresponding period of the previous year, up by

20395 million riyals or 11.6%.

In addition, exports in 2017 Q3 were higher than those in the preceding quarter (2017 Q2) by 6786

million riyals or 3.6%.

* Quarterly change: Change from the previous quarter.

Annual change: Change from the same quarter of the previous year.

175454

196842

206721

189064195849

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Exports ،Quarterly (Million Riyals)

0.3▼

12.2▲5.0▲

8.5▼

3.6▲

5.1▼

19.4▲

47.5▲

7.5▲11.6▲

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Change in Exports (%)*

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2017 Q3

1-1 Oil Exports

Oil exports of Saudi Arabia amounted to 149407 million riyals in the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2017 as

compared to 133384 million riyals in the corresponding period of the previous year, up by 16023


Also, oil exports in 2017 Q3 were higher than those in the preceding quarter (2017 Q2) by 5036 million

riyals or 3.5%.

133384

149878

161872

144371149407

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Oil Exports ،Quarterly (Million Riyals)

2.4▲

12.4▲8.0▲

10.8▼

3.5▲

3.9▼

28.2▲

66.6▲

10.8▲ 12.0▲

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Change in Oil Exports (%)*

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2017 Q3

1-2 Non-oil Merchandise Exports

1.2.1. Developments in Non-Oil Exports

Non-oil exports of Saudi Arabia amounted to 46442 million riyals in the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2017 as

compared to 42070 million riyals in the corresponding period of the previous year, up by 4373 million

riyals or 10.4%. Also, non-oil exports in 2017 Q3 were higher than those in the preceding quarter

(2017 Q2) by 1749 million riyals or 3.9%.

42070

4696444849 44693

46442

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Non-Oil Exports ،Quarterly (Million Riyals)

7.8▼

11.6▲

4.5▼

0.3▼

3.9▲

8.9▼

2.0▼

4.2▲

2.1▼

10.4▲

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Change in Non-Oil Exports (%)*

Quarterly change

Annual change



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1.2.2. Non-Oil Exports by Section

Main Non-Oil Export Products (Million Riyals)

Non-Oil Exported Products (by section of the Harmonized System)

2016 Q3 2017 Q3

Value Change from previous year

Percentage Change (%)

Plastics and Rubber; Articles Thereof 14170 17684 3515▲ 24.8▲

Products of The Chemical 12656 12595 61▼ 0.5▼

Base Metals; Articles Thereof 3141 3892 751▲ 23.9▲

Transport Equipment and Parts Thereof 3218 3204 15▼ 0.5▼

Machinery Appliances; Electrical Equipment 2252 2264 13▲ 0.6▲

Live Animals; Animal Products 1341 1541 199▲ 14.9▲

Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages and Vinegar; Tobacco 1323 1324 1▲ 0.1▲

Pearls, Precious, False Jewelry 949 841 107▼ 11.3▼

Paper and Articles Thereof 591 598 7▲ 1.2▲

Other commodities 2428 2499 70▲ 2.9▲

Total 42070 46442 4373▲ 10.4▲

33.7

30.1

7.5 7.65.4

3.2 3.1 2.3 1.4

5.8

38.1

27.1

8.46.9

4.93.3 2.9

1.8 1.3

5.4

Plastics andRubber;ArticlesThereof

Products ofThe Chemical

Base Metals;ArticlesThereof

TransportEquipment andParts Thereof

MachineryAppliances;Electrical

Equipment

Live Animals;Animal

Products

PreparedFoodstuffs;

Beverages andVinegar;Tobacco

Pearls,Precious, False

Jewelry

Paper andArticlesThereof

Othercommodities

Main Non-Oil Export Products in Q3 2017 (Share in total, %)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

30.0▲

8.7▼

5.2▲

8.0▼ 7.2▼

5.0▲

10.5▼ 9.9▼13.3▼

19.3▼

24.8▲

0.5▼

23.9▲

0.5▼

0.6▲

14.9▲

0.1▲

11.3▼

1.2▲ 2.9▲



Base Metals;ArticlesThereof


MachineryAppliances;

ElectricalEquipment

Live Animals;Animal

Products

PreparedFoodstuffs;


Pearls,Precious, False

Jewelry

Paper andArticlesThereof

Othercommodities

Change in Main Non-Oil Export Products, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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1.2.3. Non-Oil Exports by Country Group

Non-Oil Exports by Country Group (Million Riyals)

Groups of Countries 2016 Q3

2017 Q3



Asian not Arabic ,not Islamic 13426 15691 2265▲ 16.9▲

Gulf Cooperation Council 10673 10790 117▲ 1.1▲

Other Arab League Countries 5043 5705 662▲ 13.1▲

Islamic not Arabic countries 4916 5284 369▲ 7.5▲

European Union 4490 5103 613▲ 13.6▲

Other Countries 3523 3869 346▲ 9.8▲

Total 42070 46442 4373▲ 10.4▲

31.9

25.4

12.0 11.710.7

8.4

33.8

23.2

12.311.4 11.0

8.3

Asian not Arabic ,notIslamic

Gulf CooperationCouncil

Other Arab LeagueCountries

Islamic not Arabiccountries

European Union Other Countries

Non-Oil Exports by Country Group, Q3 2017 (Share in total, %)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

▲6.0

▼4.7

▲3.2

▲28.6

▲3.0

▼2.4

▲16.9

▲1.1

▲13.1

▲7.5

▲13.6

▲9.8


Gulf CooperationCouncil

Other Arab LeagueCountries


European Union Other Countries

Change in Non-Oil Exports by Country Group, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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1.2.4. Top 5 Partner Countries for Non-Oil Exports

Top 5 Partner Countries for Non-Oil Exports (Million Riyals)

Countries 2016 Q3

2017 Q3



United Arab Emirates 5495 6819 1323▲ 24.1▲

China 4802 5981 1179▲ 24.5▲

Singapore 2268 3177 909▲ 40.1▲

India 2940 2363 577▼ 19.6▼

Turkey 1441 1962 522▲ 36.2▲

Total 16946 20301 3355▲ 19.8▲

Share of the top 5 countries in total non-oil exports (%) 40.3 43.7

13.1

11.4

5.4

7.0

3.4

14.7

12.9

6.8

5.14.2

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CHINA SINGAPORE INDIA TURKEY

Top 5 Partner Countries for Non-Oil Exports, Q3 2017 (Share in total, %)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

▲11.5 ▲12.1 ▲12.8

▼18.6

▲44.4

▲24.1 ▲24.5

▲40.1

▼19.6

▲36.2

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CHINA SINGAPORE INDIA TURKEY

Change in Non-Oil Exports to Top 5 Countries, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2017 Q3

2. Merchandise Imports

2.1. Developments in Imports

Total imports of Saudi Arabia amounted to 114456 million riyals in the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2017 as

compared to 117294 million riyals in the corresponding period of the previous year, down by 2838


Also, Imports in 2017 Q3 were lower than those in the preceding quarter (2017 Q2) by 11492 million

riyals or 9.1%.

* Quarterly change: Change from the previous quarter.

Annual change: Change from the same quarter of the previous year.

117294

125616 125558 125948

114456

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Imports ،Quarterly (Million Riyals)

16.0▼

7.1▲

0.0▼

0.3▲

9.1▼

25.4▼23.5▼

12.3▼9.8▼

2.4▼

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

Change in Imports (%)*

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2.2. Imports by Section

Main Import Commodities (Million Riyals)

Imported Commodities (by section of the Harmonized System)

2016 Q3 2017 Q3




Transport Equipment and Parts Thereof 19333 17727 1606▼ 8.3▼

Products of The Chemical 10496 12148 1652▲ 15.7▲

Base Metals and Articles of Base Metals 11204 10021 1183▼ 10.6▼

Plant Products 7492 5851 1641▼ 21.9▼

Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages and Vinegar; Tobacco 6813 5720 1093▼ 16.0▼

Textiles and Textile Articles 5143 4622 521▼ 10.1▼

Live Animals; Animal Products 5094 4605 489▼ 9.6▼

Plastics and Rubber; Articles Thereof 4653 4514 139▼ 3.0▼


Total 117294 114456 2838▼ 2.4▼

23.6

16.5

8.9 9.6

6.4 5.84.4 4.3 4.0

16.5

24.7

15.5

10.6

8.8

5.1 5.04.0 4.0 3.9

18.4

MachineryAppliances;

ElectricalEquipment



Base Metalsand Articles of

Base Metals

Plant Products PreparedFoodstuffs;


Textiles andTextile Articles

Live Animals;Animal

Products


Othercommodities

Main Import Products in Q3 2017 (Share in total, %)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

0.6▼

9.9▼

10.3▲

10.5▼

28.0▼ 26.1▼

7.0▼ 5.2▼ 4.1▼

16.8▼

1.9▲

8.3▼

15.7▲

10.6▼

21.9▼

16.0▼

10.1▼ 9.6▼

3.0▼

8.6▲

MachineryAppliances;Electrical

Equipment



Base Metalsand Articles of

Base Metals

Plant Products PreparedFoodstuffs;


Textiles andTextile Articles

Live Animals;Animal

Products


Othercommodities

Change in Main Import Products, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2017 Q3

2.3. Imports by Nature and Utilization of Items

Imports by Utilization of Items Imports by Nature of Items

%37.6

%39.8 %22.6

FINAL CONSUMPTION43042 Million Riyal

INTERMEDIATE CONSUMPTION

45537 Million Riyal

FIXED ASSETS

(CAPITAL)25877 Million Riyal

Q3 2017

%4.1

%24.6

%71.2

RAW MATERIAL

4699 Million Riyal

SEMI FINISHED PRODUCTS

28213 Million Riyal

FINISHED PRODUCTS81544 Million Riyal

Q3 2017

%38.4

%41.7%19.9

FINAL CONSUMPTION45002 Million Riyal

INTERMEDIATE CONSUMPTION

48946 Million RiyalFIXED

ASSETS (CAPITAL)

23346 Million Riyal

Q3 2016

%5.9

%24.4

%69.7RAW

MATERIAL6970

Million Riyal

SEMI FINISHED PRODUCTS

28595 Million Riyal

FINISHED PRODUCTS81729 Million Riyal

Q3 2016

14.2▼

10.0▼

2.7▲

4.4▼7.0▼

10.8▲

FINALCONSUMPTION

INTERMEDIATECONSUMPTION

FIXED ASSETS(CAPITAL)

Change in Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change Annual change

28.6▼

6.9▼ 8.4▼

32.6▼

1.3▼ 0.2▼

RAW MATERIAL SEMI FINISHEDPRODUCTS

FINISHEDPRODUCTS

Change in Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change Annual change



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2.4. Imports by Means of Transport and Customs Port

Imports by Means of Transport and Customs Port (Million SR.)

Means of Transport and Customs Port 2016 Q3

2017 Q3



Sea 76393 69344 7050▼ 9.2▼

Jeddah Islamic Port 40906 35570 5337▼ 13.0▼

King Abdulaziz Port 26304 22459 3845▼ 14.6▼

King Abdullah Seaport 2444 3201 757▲ 31.0▲

Other Ports 6739 8114 1375▲ 20.4▲

Air 21167 25838 4671▲ 22.1▲

King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh) 9619 11345 1727▲ 18.0▲

King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah) 6782 9307 2525▲ 37.2▲

King Fahad Airport (Dammam) 4665 4981 316▲ 6.8▲

Other Airports 101 205 104▲ 102.4▲

Land 19733 19274 459▼ 2.3▼

Bat’ha 8862 8117 745▼ 8.4▼

Riyadh (Dry Port) 5882 6510 628▲ 10.7▲

King Fahad Bridge 2882 3090 208▲ 7.2▲

Other Land Ports 2106 1556 551▼ 26.1▼

Total 117294 114456 2838▼ 2.4▼

34.9

22.4

8.2

5.8

7.6

5.0

4.0

2.1

2.5

7.6

31.1

19.6

9.9

8.1

7.1

5.7

4.4

2.8

2.7

8.6

0 10 20 30 40

Jeddah Islamic Sea Port

King Abdulaziz Port

King khalid InternationalAirport

King Abdulaziz InternationalAirport

Bat'ha

Riyadh (Dry Port)

King Fahad Airport

Jubail Port

King Fahad Bridge

Other

Imports by Customs Port(% of total imports)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

65.160.6

18.022.6

16.8 16.8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Q3 2016 Q3 2017

Imports by Mode of Transport (% of total imports)

Land

Air

Sea



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2.5. Imports by Country Group

Imports by Country Group (Million Riyals)

Groups of Countries 2016 Q3

2017 Q3



Asian Non-Arab Non-Islamic Countries 39222 39719 497▲ 1.3▲

European Union (EU) 29220 29444 224▲ 0.8▲

North American Countries 17885 15220 2665▼ 14.9▼

GCC Countries 9644 10597 953▲ 9.9▲

Islamic Non-Arab Countries 5672 5165 507▼ 8.9▼

Other Countries 15651 14311 1340▼ 8.6▼

Total 117294 114456 2838▼ 2.4▼

33.4

24.9

15.2

8.2

4.8

13.3

34.7

25.7

13.3

9.3

4.5

12.5


European Union North America Gulf CooperationCouncil


Other Countries

Imports by Country Group, Q3 2017 (Share in total, %)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

▼4.1

▼8.6

▼15.9

▼6.9

▼27.7

▼8.8

▲1.3 ▲0.8

▼14.9

▲9.9

▼8.9 ▼8.6


European Union North America Gulf CooperationCouncil


Other Countries

Change in Imports by Country Group, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2.6. Top 5 Partner Countries for Imports

Top 5 Partner Countries for Imports (Million Riyals)

Countries 2016 Q3

2017 Q3



China 17623 18927 1304▲ 7.4▲

United States 16898 14360 2538▼ 15.0▼

United Arab Emirates 6823 7824 1002▲ 14.7▲

Germany 7090 6585 506▼ 7.1▼

South Korea 5379 4995 384▼ 7.1▼

Total 53813 52691 1122▼ 2.1▼

Share of the top 5 countries in total imports (%) 45.9 46.0

15.014.4

5.8 6.0

4.6

16.5

12.5

6.8

5.8

4.4

CHINA U.S.A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GERMANY SOUTH KOREA

Top 5 Partner Countries for Imports, Q3 2017 (Share in total, %)

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

▼7.2

▼15.6

▼4.2 ▼4.6

▲0.9

▲7.4

▼15.0

▲14.7

▼7.1 ▼7.1

CHINA U.S.A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GERMANY SOUTH KOREA

Change in Imports to Top 5 Countries, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2017 Q3

3. Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Quarterly In the Third Quarter of 2017, non-oil exports amounted to 46442 million riyals and accounted for

40.6% of the imports. In the same period of the previous year, non-oil exports amounted to 42070

million riyals and accounted for 35.9% of the imports.

Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Quarterly

Year Quarter Non-oil Exports Imports

Non-Oil Exports to Imports

Million Riyals (%)

2016 Q3 45631 139626 32.7

Q4 42070 117294 35.9

2017 Q1 46964 125616 37.4

Q2 44849 125558 35.7

Q3 46442 114456 40.6

35.937.4

35.7 35.5

40.6

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10

20

30

40

50

60

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2016 2017

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Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Quarterly

Non-Oil Exports Imports Non-Oil Exports to Imports (%)



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4. Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Annual In 2016, non-oil exports amounted to 177694 million riyals and accounted for 33.8% of the imports.

The previous year, non-oil exports amounted to 189901 million riyals and accounted for 29% of the

imports.

Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Annual

Year

Non-oil Exports Imports Non-Oil Exports to Imports

Million Riyals (%)

2007 104468 338088 30.9

2008 121622 431753 28.2

2009 109619 358290 30.6

2010 134610 400736 33.6

2011 176568 493449 35.8

2012 190952 583473 32.7

2013 202443 630582 32.1

2014 217030 651876 33.3

2015 189901 655033 29.0

2015 177694 525636 33.8

30.9%28.2%

30.6%

33.6%35.8%

32.7% 32.1%33.3%

29.0%

33.8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bil

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Ratio of Non-oil Exports to Imports, Annual

Non-Oil Exports Imports Non-Oil Exports to Imports (%)



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5. Trade between Saudi Arabia and GCC Countries In the Third Quarter of 2017, non-oil exports of Saudi Arabia of national origin to GCC countries

reached 7637 million riyals as compared to 7524 million riyals in the same period of the previous year,

with an increase of 114 million riyals corresponding to 0.02%. Saudi Arabia’s imports of goods

originated from GCC countries amounted to 10597 million riyals as compared to 9644 million riyals in

the same period of the previous year, with an increase of 953 million riyals corresponding to 0.1%.

Saudi Arabia’s Trade with GCC Countries, Third Quarter (Million Riyals)

Non-oil Merchndise Exports Merchandise Imports

Non-oil Trade Balance National Exports Re-Exports Total

2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017

United Arab Emirates 3788 4488 1707 2331 5495 6819 6823 7824 -1327 -1006

Kuwait 1338 1485 523 387 1860 1872 393 313 1467 1559

Sultanate of Oman 662 898 59 106 722 1004 830 1249 -108 -245

Bahrain 689 767 512 299 1201 1066 1335 1212 -134 -145

Qatar 1046 0 348 30 1394 30 264 0 1131 30

Total 7524 7637 3149 3153 10673 10790 9644 10597 1029 194

70.7%

73.8%

50.4%

58.8%

4.1

%

2.9

%

17.8%

19.4%

8.6

%

11

.8%

8.8%

11.8%

13.8%

11.4%

9.2%

10.0%

2.7

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13.9%

0.0

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2016

2017

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Distribution of Saudi Arabia's Trade with GCC Countries, Q3 2017 (Share in Total, %)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES KUWAIT SULTANATE OF OMAN BAHRAIN QATAR

7.7▲

4.2▼ 2.6▼

36.8▼

28.2▲

6.3▲

0.4▼ 0.1▼

100.0▼ 100.0▼

4.9▼ 6.9▼

18.5▲ 14.7▲ 11.0▲

20.5▼

35.6▲

50.4▲

11.3▲

9.2▼

100.0▼ 100.0▼

1.5▲9.9▲

Non-OilNationalExports

Imports Non-OilNationalExports





Imports

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES KUWAIT SULTANATE OF OMAN BAHRAIN QATAR Total

Change in Saudi Arabia's Trade with GCC Countries, Q3 2017 (%)

Quarterly change

Annual change



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2017 Q3

Appendix

1 Non-oil Exports and Imports of Saudi Arabia by Section

Non-oil Exports and Imports by Section* (Million Riyals)

Section Description

Non-oil Exports Imports

2016 Q3 2017 Q3 2016 Q3 2017 Q3

1 Live Animals; Animal Products 1341 1541 5094 4605

2 Plant Products 230 229 7492 5851

3 Animal and Vegetable fats; oils; waxes and Their Products

210 176 815 481

4 Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages and Vinegar; Tobacco

1323 1324 6813 5720

5 Mineral products 390 274 3679 3641

6 Products of The Chemical 12656 12595 10496 12148

7 Plastics and Rubber; Articles Thereof 14170 17684 4653 4514

8 Leather, Furs and Articles Thereof 56 65 529 513

9 Wood and Articles of Wood, Cork 41 45 1137 1094

10 Paper and Articles Thereof 591 598 1710 1923

11 Textiles and Textile Articles 401 474 5143 4622

12 Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Artificial Flowers 15 7 901 833

13 Articles of Stone, Cement, Mica, Ceramic Products, Glassware

420 450 1565 1696

14 Pearls, Precious, False Jewelry 949 841 1837 2963

15 Base Metals; Articles Thereof 3141 3892 11204 10021

16 Machinery Appliances; Electrical Equipment 2252 2264 27716 28231

17 Transport Equipment and Parts Thereof 3218 3204 19333 17727

18 Optical, Photographic, Watches, parts Thereof 208 348 2793 3117

19 Arms and Ammu.; Parts and Acc. Thereof 85 37 1570 1591

20 Misc. Manufactured Articles 282 293 2783 3142

21 Works of Arts and Antiques 91 101 28 23

Total 42070 46442 117294 114456

* Sections of the Harmonized System (HS)



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2 Non-oil Exports of Saudi Arabia by Country

Non-oil Exports by Country (Million Riyals)1

Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 5495.5 6818.5

2 CHINA 4801.9 5980.5

3 SINGAPORE 2267.5 3176.6

4 INDIA 2940.3 2363.1

5 TURKEY 1440.7 1962.2

6 KUWAIT 1860.3 1871.6

7 BELGIUM 1093.1 1615.3

8 U.S.A 1138.5 1358.6

9 EGYPT 1287.7 1302.2

10 JORDAN 1059.5 1193.2

11 MALAYSIA 1432.7 1091.9

12 BAHRAIN 1200.7 1066.5

13 SULTANATE OF OMAN 721.8 1003.9

14 PAKISTAN 658.0 899.5

15 VIETNAM 623.8 838.4

16 JAPAN 504.0 821.9

17 ITALY 709.0 710.9

18 TAIWAN 621.7 698.0

19 SOUTH KOREA 614.0 671.9

20 NETHERLANDS 414.9 604.7

21 SUDAN 351.2 584.6

22 THAILAND 569.7 571.2

23 SPAIN 483.4 528.6

24 IRAQ 309.9 515.6

25 ALGERIA 454.0 492.2

26 SOUTH AFRICA 304.6 487.1

27 LEBANON 359.9 434.9

28 MOROCCO 282.1 405.9

29 INDONESIA 545.5 385.5

30 BANGLADESH 404.8 374.5

31 SWITZERLAND 270.6 353.4

32 POLAND 423.0 330.3

33 BRAZIL 287.2 325.2

34 FRANCE 377.2 318.9

35 UNITED KINGDOM 268.3 290.3

36 HONG KONG 221.4 289.7

37 REPUBLIC OF YEMEN 457.0 289.4

38 AUSTRALIA 281.0 252.5

39 NIGERIA 163.0 228.4

1 Country ranking is based on the Third Quarter of 2016. “0.0” indicates a value less than 50 thousands while a dash (–) indicates nil.


Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

40 KENYA 176.0 198.5

41 TUNISIA 162.6 198.0

42 GERMANY 263.9 162.5

43 GREECE 147.5 156.4

44 DJIBOUTI 108.3 119.9

45 CANADA 102.6 107.4

46 NEW ZEALAND 101.7 105.8

47 LIBYA 116.2 104.1

48 TANZANIA 127.4 101.1

49 MYANMAR 84.5 87.6

50 COTE DIVOIRE 68.7 86.7

51 GHANA 55.1 82.8

52 PORTUGAL 32.3 79.4

53 SWEDEN 78.6 75.8

54 TOGO 23.5 73.3

55 SRI LANKA 64.4 70.4

56 PERU 65.5 65.8

57 ESTONIA 81.6 61.4

58 ETHIOPIA 85.0 54.9

59 PHILIPPINES 42.6 48.8

60 NEPAL 42.5 47.9

61 GUINEA 25.8 44.0

62 COLOMBIA 33.5 43.9

63 GUATEMALA 24.9 41.7

64 SENEGAL 22.6 36.4

65 SOMALIA 30.1 30.9

66 DENMARK 3.0 30.6

67 QATAR 1394.5 29.8

68 ARGENTINA 90.3 29.0

69 CONGO,THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 20.3 28.9

70 ECUADOR 15.0 26.9

71 URUGUAY 4.6 26.7

72 ANGOLA 29.2 24.8

73 UGANDA 20.9 22.0

74 UKRAINE 33.4 21.4

75 CZECH REPUBLIC 9.5 20.7

76 MOZAMBIQUE 69.1 19.9

77 MALTA 17.5 16.8

78 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 12.7 15.2

79 CAMEROON 10.6 14.9

80 PALESTINE 8.8 14.3

81 MAURITANIA 11.2 14.2

82 GEORGIA 21.8 12.7



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Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

83 NORWAY 2.7 12.6

84 PARAGUAY 4.6 11.9

85 E.D.,N.E.S - 11.8

86 EL SALVADOR 1.2 11.6

87 CAMBODIA 2.6 11.3

88 CHILE 22.3 11.3

89 FINLAND 10.3 11.3

90 MEXICO 151.9 11.2

91 CYPRUS 4.9 11.1

92 MADAGASCAR 6.5 11.0

93 SLOVENIA 10.5 10.8

94 BULGARIA 2.5 10.0

95 ROMANIA 24.0 9.3

96 IRELAND 3.5 8.7

97 HUNGARY 4.6 6.8

98 SIERRA LEONE 5.2 6.1

99 LIBERIA 14.8 6.0

100 BENIN 2.6 6.0

101 GAMBIA 2.5 5.7

102 MALI 0.2 5.5

103 LUXEMBOURG 0.3 5.4

104 LITHUANIA 2.4 5.3

105 MAURITIUS 5.2 5.2

106 NAMIBIA 3.2 4.7

107 AZERBAIJAN 1.8 4.6

108 SLOVAKIA 3.3 4.3

109 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 5.8 3.9

110 HONDURAS 0.3 3.5

111 DOMINICA 3.2 3.5

112 AFGHANISTAN 4.5 3.3

113 SYRIA 42.6 3.3

114 CHAD 1.9 3.2

115 ERITREA 14.9 3.0

116 GUINEA-BISSAU 1.0 3.0

117 AUSTRIA 20.7 2.9

118 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0.7 2.6

119 COSTA RICA 3.5 2.4

120 COMOROS 1.7 2.3

121 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 0.4 2.2

122 RWANDA 0.5 1.9


Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

123 CROATIA 0.1 1.7

124 CONGO 0.3 1.6

125 ZAMBIA 1.0 1.6

126 KAZAKHSTAN 1.6 1.4

127 MALDIVES 1.3 1.4

128 LESOTHO - 1.3

129 LATVIA 0.3 1.2

130 NIGER 2.1 1.1

131 MALAWI 1.5 0.9

132 NICARAGUA 0.5 0.9

133 GABON 1.1 0.8

134 ICELAND 0.6 0.5

135 SAINT HELENA - 0.5

136 CUBA 0.0 0.5

137 BELARUS 0.0 0.4

138 VIRGIN ISLANDS USA - 0.4

139 REUNION 1.0 0.4

140 BURUNDI 0.2 0.4

141 CAPE VERDE - 0.3

142 ALBANIA 1.3 0.3

143 SEYCHELLES 0.2 0.3

144 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 0.2

145 HAITI 0.0 0.2

146 BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA 0.0 0.2

147 PANAMA 0.1 0.2

148 SERBIA 0.0 0.2

149 VENEZUELA 1.3 0.2

150 TRINIDAD&TOBAGO 0.1 0.2

151 ARMENIA 0.7 0.1

152 BOLIVIA - 0.1

153 MONGOLIA 0.2 0.1

154 NORTH KOREA 2.0 0.1

155 ANGUILLA - 0.1

156 BOTSWANA 0.1 0.1

Other Countries 17.5 0.1

Total 45631.0 44693.0



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3 Imports of Saudi Arabia by Country

Imports by Country (Million Riyals)2

Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

1 CHINA 17623.5 18927.3

2 U.S.A 16897.8 14359.7

3 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 6822.5 7824.1

4 GERMANY 7090.5 6584.9

5 SOUTH KOREA 5378.8 4995.2

6 JAPAN 5594.4 4682.6

7 INDIA 4482.3 4662.5

8 FRANCE 3773.7 4521.8

9 ITALY 3757.2 3786.0

10 UNITED KINGDOM 2651.1 2455.4

11 THAILAND 2307.1 2382.4

12 SPAIN 2159.0 2244.6

13 TURKEY 2643.9 2100.4

14 BRAZIL 2671.8 1840.8

15 VIETNAM 1702.6 1691.6

16 EGYPT 1721.1 1659.2

17 SWITZERLAND 1600.4 1578.1

18 NETHERLANDS 1356.5 1397.0

19 INDONESIA 1312.4 1337.8

20 POLAND 879.1 1292.5

21 SULTANATE OF OMAN 830.1 1248.5

22 BAHRAIN 1334.9 1211.5

23 TAIWAN 1168.7 1156.2

24 AUSTRALIA 1054.1 1091.2

25 SOUTH AFRICA 841.9 1063.3

26 MALAYSIA 933.7 1003.7

27 IRELAND 866.3 958.3

28 BELGIUM 905.3 913.5

29 CANADA 986.8 860.2

30 SWEDEN 1044.6 856.2

31 JORDAN 867.3 841.4

32 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 668.1 762.5

33 ARGENTINA 447.1 752.7

34 SINGAPORE 477.8 636.6

35 MEXICO 851.8 617.4

36 GREECE 611.8 593.6

37 DENMARK 637.4 577.8

38 CZECH REPUBLIC 546.4 572.5

2 Country ranking is based on the Third Quarter of 2016. “0.0” indicates a value less than 50 thousands while a dash (–) indicates nil.


Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

39 AUSTRIA 578.2 553.6

40 SUDAN 403.0 530.7

41 CONGO,THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

456.3 446.1

42 UKRAINE 1250.8 411.5

43 NEW ZEALAND 278.2 395.8

44 FINLAND 427.3 376.0

45 PAKISTAN 371.5 340.5

46 ROMANIA 620.3 339.5

47 BANGLADESH 337.8 317.1

48 KUWAIT 392.8 312.5

49 SOMALIA 759.9 303.3

50 PHILIPPINES 211.6 271.8

51 HUNGARY 295.4 266.7

52 LEBANON 305.8 232.5

53 MOROCCO 153.0 209.7

54 E.D.,N.E.S 143.2 207.2

55 PORTUGAL 166.1 197.3

56 ETHIOPIA 146.2 170.4

57 ESTONIA 71.1 165.9

58 SLOVAKIA 179.8 154.9

59 CHILE 156.4 143.0

60 ECUADOR 114.0 139.6

61 MALTA 3.3 127.6

62 SERBIA 12.9 122.0

63 NORWAY 170.7 120.3

64 ZAMBIA 103.6 116.6

65 GUATEMALA 52.2 106.3

66 REPUBLIC OF YEMEN 33.8 104.9

67 SRI LANKA 85.5 97.4

68 BULGARIA 61.1 96.5

69 CAMBODIA 97.5 78.8

70 SYRIA 95.0 77.7

71 DJIBOUTI 28.6 63.3

72 KENYA 57.9 59.0

73 HONG KONG 16.1 57.0

74 LUXEMBOURG 51.1 54.9

75 SLOVENIA 68.5 54.8

76 COLOMBIA 25.0 53.4

77 PUERTO RICO 38.9 51.1

78 MYANMAR 48.9 49.1

79 PARAGUAY 5.2 43.0

80 LITHUANIA 156.0 34.9



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Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

81 TUNISIA 32.9 34.5

82 KAZAKHSTAN 8.9 34.2

83 CROATIA 43.2 31.7

84 COSTA RICA 26.4 18.6

85 DOMINICA 7.2 17.6

86 CYPRUS 17.9 16.6

87 URUGUAY 21.6 14.0

88 GEORGIA 10.7 13.1

89 TANZANIA 14.8 11.9

90 LATVIA 59.1 11.6

91 BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA 88.3 11.1

92 SWAZILAND 1.8 10.3

93 IRAQ 2.6 10.3

94 PERU 5.6 9.3

95 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

1.2 9.2

96 BELARUS 1.6 7.9

97 NORTH KOREA 9.9 7.5

98 GHANA 5.5 6.2

99 MOLDOVA 4.6 5.9

100 NIGERIA 3.1 5.1

101 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4.4 4.7

102 TOGO 0.0 4.7

103 CAMEROON 3.1 4.7

104 MAURITIUS 4.3 4.0

105 HONDURAS 4.2 3.9

106 PALESTINE 4.6 3.7

107 ZIMBABWE 2.7 3.0

108 MACEDONIA 1.8 3.0

109 MADAGASCAR 3.1 3.0

110 AFGHANISTAN 0.8 2.9

111 GABON 3.7 2.9

112 UGANDA 1.2 2.7

113 CUBA 2.4 2.1

114 MALDIVES 1.8 1.8

115 MONACO 0.2 1.6

116 SAN MARINO 9.6 1.6

117 ALBANIA 1.2 1.6

118 ARUBA 1.4 1.5

119 UZBEKISTAN 2.9 1.3

120 VENEZUELA 0.6 1.3

121 EL SALVADOR 1.2 1.3

122 COTE DIVOIRE 1.1 1.0

123 MALAWI 1.1 1.0


Country

Q3 2016

Q3 2017

124 ALGERIA 9.2 0.8

125 FIJI 1.6 0.8

126 BOLIVIA 0.7 0.8

127 ARMENIA 1.7 0.8

128 MOZAMBIQUE 4.1 0.7

129 MONGOLIA 2.0 0.7

130 NAMIBIA 0.5 0.7

131 NEPAL 1.0 0.7

132 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1.6 0.6

133 MAURITANIA 0.6 0.6

134 PANAMA 0.4 0.5

135 LESOTHO 0.5 0.5

136 NICARAGUA 0.4 0.4

137 ICELAND 0.8 0.4

138 HAITI 0.6 0.3

139 LAOS 0.1 0.3

140 COMOROS 1.5 0.3

141 CONGO 3.8 0.3

142 AZERBAIJAN 0.1 0.3

143 KYRGYZSTAN 0.1 0.2

144 SAMOA 0.1 0.2

145 BERMUDA - 0.2

146 SENEGAL 0.0 0.2

147 JAMAICA 0.4 0.2

148 BELIZE 0.1 0.2

149 MALI 0.0 0.2

150 TURKMENISTAN 0.2 0.2

151 LIBERIA 0.1 0.2

152 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0.0 0.2

153 MACAO 0.3 0.1

154 GUYANA 0.0 0.1

155 COOK ISLANDS - 0.1

156 SURINAME 0.0 0.1

157 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0.0 0.1

158 SOUTH SUDAN 0.2 0.1

159 LIECHTENSTEIN 0.3 0.1

160 TRINIDAD&TOBAGO 0.3 0.1

161 BARBADOS - 0.1

162 BAHAMAS 0.5 0.1

163 Other Countries 305.5 1.2

Total 117293.6 114456.0

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