Saudi Non-Oil Exports Fall 9.7% in June 2026

Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, declined 9.7% year-on-year in June 2026 to reach SAR 24.59 billion, The figure also marked a 4.6% drop from May 2026, a decrease of SAR 1.18 billion month-on-month.

National non-oil exports, which exclude re-exports, fell 11.4% year-on-year to SAR 15.25 billion, accounting for 62% of total non-oil exports. Re-exports declined 6.7% year-on-year to SAR 9.33 billion, representing the remaining 38%.

Overall, non-oil exports including re-exports made up about 28% of the Kingdom's total exports of SAR 87.7 billion for the month. Oil exports stood at SAR 63.18 billion, representing 72% of total exports. The merchandise trade surplus came in at SAR 17.31 billion, down 10% compared with a year earlier.

What was exported

Plastics, rubber and articles thereof led non-oil shipments at SAR 5.09 billion, or 20.7% of total non-oil exports. Chemical products followed at around SAR 4.73 billion, while machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical equipment and parts reached SAR 3.9 billion, or 15.8% of the total.

Non-oil exports including re-exports covered 34.9% of the Kingdom's import bill in June 2026, down from about 37.5% a year earlier.

For residents and businesses across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, non-oil trade figures offer a window into economic diversification efforts. The manufacturing, chemicals and logistics sectors remain central to broadening the economy beyond crude, even as monthly numbers fluctuate with global demand.

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