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SAR 14.36 billionJuly 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
January 2017
History ends
July 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
Unit
SAR

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12 observations · January 2022 to December 2022

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Date or periodValue · SARSource
January 2022SAR 56.88 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
February 2022SAR 66.61 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
March 2022SAR 85.71 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
April 2022SAR 80.38 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
May 2022SAR 87.04 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
June 2022SAR 85.03 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
July 2022SAR 82.59 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
August 2022SAR 69.81 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
September 2022SAR 63.85 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
October 2022SAR 59.97 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
November 2022SAR 47.84 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
December 2022SAR 44.19 billionGeneral Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)

Saudi Arabia trade balance history by year

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Saudi Arabia trade balance history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)SAR 24.16 billionSAR 56.49 billionMarch 2026SAR 14.36 billionJuly 2026▼ −100.90M
2025SAR 18.35 billionSAR 23.7 billionSeptember 2025SAR 6.07 billionMay 2025▼ −6.72B
2024SAR 22.72 billionSAR 37.01 billionApril 2024SAR 12.16 billionDecember 2024▼ −15.93B
2023SAR 35.34 billionSAR 43.34 billionSeptember 2023SAR 25.85 billionJuly 2023▼ −4.61B
2022SAR 69.16 billionSAR 87.04 billionMay 2022SAR 44.19 billionDecember 2022▼ −12.68B
2021SAR 38.54 billionSAR 60.16 billionOctober 2021SAR 19.55 billionApril 2021▲ +32.03B
2020SAR 11.21 billionSAR 36.26 billionJanuary 2020−SAR 3.65 billionApril 2020▼ −16.40B
2019SAR 33.89 billionSAR 43.02 billionMarch 2019SAR 26.96 billionOctober 2019▼ −1.88B
2018SAR 49.16 billionSAR 59.81 billionOctober 2018SAR 35.51 billionFebruary 2018▲ +6.45B
2017SAR 27.29 billionSAR 39.99 billionNovember 2017SAR 16.46 billionMay 2017▲ +13.77B

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