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Key data points

Last release
29 Sep 2026
Observation period
July 2026
Next release
Not scheduled yet
Previous
71.45B SAR Jun 2026
Highest
86.41B SAR Dec 2025
Lowest
35.32B SAR Jun 2017
A year ago
82.72B SAR
Data since
2017

Saudi Arabia imports by year

Saudi Arabia imports by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)SAR 74.28 billionSAR 84.42 billionJanuary 2026SAR 59.84 billionMarch 2026▼ −17.1%
2025SAR 79.15 billionSAR 86.41 billionDecember 2025SAR 71.42 billionFebruary 2025▲ +13.1%
2024SAR 72.75 billionSAR 82.2 billionDecember 2024SAR 64.36 billionApril 2024▲ +23.0%
2023SAR 64.67 billionSAR 74.87 billionOctober 2023SAR 56.2 billionFebruary 2023▼ −5.9%
2022SAR 59.34 billionSAR 66.28 billionOctober 2022SAR 49.27 billionFebruary 2022▲ +24.0%
2021SAR 47.77 billionSAR 53.2 billionDecember 2021SAR 41.04 billionFebruary 2021▲ +10.7%
2020SAR 43.12 billionSAR 48.71 billionNovember 2020SAR 36.92 billionMay 2020▼ −1.2%
2019SAR 47.86 billionSAR 54.38 billionMay 2019SAR 41.09 billionFebruary 2019▲ +10.7%
2018SAR 42.83 billionSAR 48.53 billionMay 2018SAR 37.27 billionAugust 2018▼ −0.7%
2017SAR 42.04 billionSAR 47.26 billionMay 2017SAR 35.32 billionJune 2017▼ −5.6%

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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · SARSource
January 2025SAR 76.38 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
February 2025SAR 71.42 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
March 2025SAR 76.81 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
April 2025SAR 79.88 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
May 2025SAR 84.22 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
June 2025SAR 72.65 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
July 2025SAR 82.72 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
August 2025SAR 78.83 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
September 2025SAR 77.46 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
October 2025SAR 82.81 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
November 2025SAR 80.22 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
December 2025SAR 86.41 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)

Indicator info

Category
Trade
Source
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Frequency
Monthly
Units
SAR

The value of goods bought from other countries in the period.

Reports

Released 29 Sep 202670.02B SARJuly 2026

Next release not scheduled yet

History

Imports recent observations
PeriodValueChange
July 202670.02B SAR−2.0%
June 202671.45B SAR−4.5%
May 202674.79B SAR−5.6%
April 202679.22B SAR+32.4%
March 202659.84B SAR−25.4%
February 202680.21B SAR−5.0%
January 202684.42B SAR−2.3%
December 202586.41B SAR+7.7%
November 202580.22B SAR−3.1%
October 202582.81B SAR+6.9%
September 202577.46B SAR−1.7%
August 202578.83B SAR−4.7%
July 202582.72B SAR

Common questions

What is the imports in Saudi Arabia now?

The imports in Saudi Arabia was SAR 70.02 billion in July 2026, down 2.0% from Jun 2026. The figure was released on 29 Sep 2026.

When is the next imports release for Saudi Arabia?

The next release date has not been announced yet. It appears here once the publisher schedules it.

What are the highest and lowest values of the imports in Saudi Arabia?

In data since 2017, the highest was SAR 86.41 billion in Dec 2025 and the lowest was SAR 35.32 billion in Jun 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Published by General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
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