‎Saudi chemical exports fall 32% to SAR 4.5B in July

‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/32cab358-bffa-442a-9020-1fbd54d042be.png" ></p> <hr> <p>Saudi Arabia's exports of chemical industry and related products were down by 32% year-on-year (YoY) to nearly SAR 4.55 billion in July 2026.</p> <p></p> <p>Compared to June 2026, chemical exports declined by SAR 352.8 million, or 7%, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).</p> <p></p> <p>Chemical and related products accounted for 19% of SAR 24.5 billion in non-oil exports in July.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="3" > <p ><strong><span ><span >Top Importers of Saudi Arabia’s Chemical Products in July (SAR mln)</span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Country</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span >Value</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span >% to Total</span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >India</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >1785.5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >39.3%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >UAE</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >481.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >10.6%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >China</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >286.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >6.3%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Djibouti</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >245.1</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >5.4%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Yemen</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >174.5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >3.8%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Oman</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >168.6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >3.7%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Kuwait</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >136.7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >3.0%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Brazil</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >135.4</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >3.0%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Turkey</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >103.2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >2.3%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Bahrain</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >99.7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >2.2%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Others</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >931.3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >20.5%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Total</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >4547.4</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >100.0%</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 6.41 billion in July, down 9% YoY.</p> <p ></p> <p >Chemical imports accounted for 9% of the total imports of SAR 70 billion.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="5" > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Imports of Chemicals Related Products (SAR mln)*</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Month</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >2025</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >2026</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >Change (%)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >% of Total</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >January</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6249.4</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6451.9</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >+3%</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >8%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >February</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6400.9</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6020.9</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(6%)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >8%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >March</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >7043.9</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >5752.8</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(18%)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >10%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >April</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >7224.8</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6545.2</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(9%)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >8%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >May</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >7697.8</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6346.1</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(18%)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >8%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >June</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6049.6</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >7927.7</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >+31%</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >11%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >July</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >7054.1</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6410.5</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(9%)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >9%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >August</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6684.3</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >September</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6709.5</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >October</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >6681.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >November</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6564.4</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >December</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >6269.9</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span >--</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p ><em class="ckeCaption">*Data is periodically updated.</em></p>

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