Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus widened to SAR 25.4 billion in April 2026, more than doubling from SAR 12.7 billion in the same month a year earlier, as exports increased and imports declined. Total exports rose 9.3% year-on-year to SAR 101.2 billion, driven primarily by an 11.7% increase in oil exports, which accounted for 68.8% of total shipments.
By contrast, non-oil exports fell 7.3%, weighed down by a 12.4% drop in exports of plastic and rubber products, which represented 17.1% of total non-oil exports.
China remained Saudi Arabia’s top export destination, taking 15.2% of total exports, followed by the UAE (10.6%) and South Korea (9.7%).
On the import side, purchases from abroad declined 5.2% to SAR 75.7 billion, largely reflecting a sharp 34.1% decrease in imports of transport equipment. China also remained the kingdom’s largest source of imports, accounting for 29.4% of the total, followed by the UAE (7.9%) and the US (7.2%).
