China is Saudi Arabia’s main trading partner for merchandise trade in January 2022

In January 2022, exports to China amounted to SAR 17.3 billion (16.1% of total exports), making this country the main destination for exports of Saudi Arabia, General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said.

India and South Korea followed next with SAR 11.9 billion (11.1% of total exports) and SAR 11.1 billion (10.4% of total exports), respectively. Japan, United Arab Emirates, U.S.A, Taiwan, Singapore, Egypt, and Bahrain were the other countries that ranked in the top 10 destinations.

Exports of Saudi Arabia to those 10 countries amounted to SAR 76.0 billion, accounting for 70.7% of total exports.

Imports from China amounted to SAR 12.4 billion (23.9% of total imports) in January 2022, making this country the main origin for imports of Saudi Arabia. U.S.A and United Arab Emirates followed next with imports of SAR 5.0 billion (9.6% of total imports) and SAR 2.8 billion (5.4% of total imports), respectively. India, Germany, South Korea, Japan, France, Egypt and Italy were the other countries that ranked in the top 10 countries for imports. Imports of Saudi Arabia from those 10 countries amounted to SAR 33.3 billion, accounting for 64.2% of total imports.