‎Saudi chemical exports fall to SAR 4.7B in June

‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/32cab358-bffa-442a-9020-1fbd54d042be.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" ><!--StartFragment-->Chemical exports fell by SAR 844.1 million MoM in June 2026<!--EndFragment--></p> <hr> <div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"> <p >Saudi Arabia’s exports of chemical and related products declined 30% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 4.7 billion in June 2026. Petrochemical exports plunged to the lowest since December 2020.</p> <p ></p> <p >Compared with May 2026, chemical exports fell by SAR 844.1 million, or 15%, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (<strong>GASTAT</strong>).</p> <p ></p> <p >Chemical and related products accounted for 19.2% of SAR 24.59 billion in non-oil exports in June.</p> </div> <p ></p> <p></p> <p >India was the largest importer of Saudi chemical industry and related products in June 2026, with SAR 1.25 billion, accounting for 26.5% of total exports. The USA followed with SAR 421.1 million.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="3" > <p ><strong>Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in June (SAR mln)</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Country</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Value</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >% to Total</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>India</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >1</span></span></span></span><span ><span >,</span></span><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >252.4</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >26.5</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>USA</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >421.1</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >8.9</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>UAE</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >414.7</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >8.8</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Turkey</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >300.5</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >6.4</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>China</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >247.8</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >5.2</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Brazil</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >203.4</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >4.3</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Oman</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >183.9</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >3.9</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Kuwait</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >155.3</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >3.3</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Yemen</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >143.1</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >3.0</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Malaysia</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >94.3</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >2.0</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Others</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >1</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,</span></span></span><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >315.0</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >27.8</span></span></span><span >%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Total</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >4</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,</span></span></span><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >731.5</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >100.0</span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span ><span ><span >%</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p >Saudi Arabia’s imports of chemical industry products and related goods reached SAR 7.9 billion in June, up 31% YoY.</p> <p ></p> <p >Chemical imports accounted for 11% of the total imports, reaching SAR 70.4 billion.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="5" > <p ><strong>Imports of Chemicals Related Products (SAR mln)*</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Month</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >2025</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >2026</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Change (%)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >% of Total</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >January</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6249.4</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6451.9</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+3%</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >8%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >February</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6400.9</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6020.4</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(6%)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >8%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >March</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >7043.9</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >5752.7</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(18%)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >10%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >April</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >7224.8</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >6545.2</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(9%)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >8%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >May</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >7697.8</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >6346.1</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(18%)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >8%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >June</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6049.6</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >7895.8</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+31%</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >11%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >July</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >7054.1</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >August</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6684.3</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >September</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6709.5</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >October</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6681.0</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >November</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6564.4</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >December</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >6269.9</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ><em class="ckeCaption">*Data is periodically updated.</em></div>

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