Jeddah Islamic Port
Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports dropped in January 2024 by 1% year-on-year (YoY) to almost SAR 66.7 billion, according to data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
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Meanwhile, merchandise imports declined 11%, or by nearly SAR 6.4 billion, month-on-month (MoM), as follows:
Saudi Merchandise Imports (SAR bln)*
Month
2023
2024
Value
YoY Change (%)
January
67.69
66.71
(0.97)
(1%)
February
57.31
—
—
—
March
69.04
—
—
—
April
58.31
—
—
—
May
69.54
—
—
—
June
64.77
—
—
—
July
70.20
—
—
—
August
70.18
—
—
—
September
62.91
—
—
—
October
73.90
—
—
—
November
67.15
—
—
—
December
60.35
—
—
—
*Data is updated periodically.
Total Merchandise Imports (SAR bln)
Source: Argaam Tools
Imports of machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment, and their parts came on top in January, representing 22%, or SAR 14.7 billion, of the total Saudi imports.
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels, and associated transport equipment came second at 14%.
The table below shows details of Saudi imports in January by segment:
Saudi Imports Value in January (SAR bln)
Segment
January 2023
January 2024
Value
Change
Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof
14.84
14.68
(0.16)
(1%)
Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, and Associated Transport Equipment
9.82
9.05
(0.77)
(8%)
Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal
5.50
6.19
+0.69
+13%
Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries
6.04
6.18
+0.14
+2%
Mineral Products
5.32
5.49
+0.17
+3%
Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semi-Precious Stones and Others
1.53
3.93
+2.40
+157%
Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits
and Vinegar; Tobacco and
Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes
3.31
3.33
+0.02
+1%
Vegetable Products
3.83
3.21
(0.62)
(16%)
Live animals and animal products
2.12
2.34
+0.22
+10%
Textiles and Textile Articles
2.22
2.05
(0.17)
(8%)
Others
13.15
10.27
(2.88)
(22%)
Total
67.69
66.71
(0.97)
(1%)
Saudi Arabia’s imports came mainly from China in January, at SAR 13.6 billion or 20% of the total.
The US and the UAE followed with SAR 5.2 billion and SAR 4.5 billion, respectively.
The top 10 exporters to Saudi Arabia accounted for almost 64%, or SAR 42.6 billion, of the total imports in January, as shown below:
Top 10 Exporters to Saudi Arabia in January 2024 (SAR bln)
Country
Value
% of imports
China
13.61
20.4%
US
5.18
7.8%
UAE
4.46
6.7%
India
4.45
6.7%
Switzerland
2.89
4.3%
Japan
2.74
4.1%
Egypt
2.64
3.9%
South Korea
2.36
3.5%
Germany
2.28
3.4%
Italy
2.01
3.0%
Other Countries
24.11
36.1%
Total
66.71
100.0%
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