The Kingdom's trade balance recorded a surplus of more than (63) billion riyals during the first quarter of 2025, achieving a growth of (52%) compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, in which the surplus reached more than (41) billion riyals, according to data from the Kingdom's International Trade Bulletin issued by the General Authority for Statistics.

The data showed that the total volume of the Kingdom's international trade during the same period amounted to (508) billion riyals, as the value of commodity exports exceeded (285 billion riyals), compared to commodity imports exceeding (222 billion riyals). The data showed that the total volume of the Kingdom's international trade during the same period amounted to more than (508) billion riyals, as the value of commodity exports amounted to about (285) billion riyals, while commodity imports exceeded (222) billion riyals.

National non-oil exports recorded more than (54) billion riyals, accounting for (19%) of total exports, while petroleum exports amounted to more than (205) billion riyals, equivalent to (71.8%) of total exports, while the value of re-exports amounted to more than (26) billion riyals, accounting for (9.3%) of total exports.

At the level of partners, the value of commodity exports amounted to more than (508) billion riyals. At the level of trade partners, the Asian countries came at the top of the importing groups of the Kingdom's exports with (74.6%), with a value of more than (213) billion riyals, followed by the European countries with (12.1%) with a value of more than (34) billion riyals, then the African countries with (8.1%) with a value of more than (23) billion riyals.

On the level of trading partners. At the country level, China topped the list of countries importing the Kingdom's exports, accounting for (15.7%) of the total exports, with a value of more than (44) billion riyals, followed by India with (9.8%) with a value of more than (28) billion riyals, then Japan with (9.3%) with a value of more than (26) billion riyals.

With regard to exports, China topped the list of importing countries, accounting for (15.7%) of the total exports, with a value of more than (44) billion riyals. As for non-petroleum exports (including re-exports), they crossed through (34) customs outlets by land, sea and air, with a total value of more than (80) billion riyals, and King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail topped the customs outlets with a value of more than (9.9) billion riyals, accounting for (12.3%) of the total, followed by Jeddah Islamic Port with more than (9.7) billion riyals, accounting for (12.1%).

Jeddah Islamic Port.