Saudi Arabia's merchandise imports increased by 7% to SAR 81.4 billion in 30 days
According to the data, and compared to December 2025, Saudi imports of goods decreased by about 2.7 billion riyals, or 3%, according to data from the Statistics Authority.
Top 10 countries
Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical equipment and parts accounted for 30% of Saudi Arabia’s total imports last January, valued at 24.7 billion riyals, followed by vehicles, aircraft, ships and similar transport equipment at about 14%.
China accounted for 31% of Saudi Arabia’s total imports in January 2026, with a value of 25.2 billion riyals, followed by the UAE with 6.3 billion riyals, and then the United States of America with 5.7 billion riyals.
The top 10 countries from which imports were made up of about 71% of total imports, equivalent to 57.7 billion riyals.
highest quarterly
The value of merchandise imports during the fourth quarter of last year 2025 rose to about 247.7 billion riyals, an increase of 5% compared to the same period in 2024, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics.
According to the data, this is the highest quarterly percentage based on available data from 2017.
Compared to the previous quarter, Saudi imports of goods increased by approximately 7.9 billion riyals, or 3%.
Machinery, electrical appliances, equipment and parts were the most important goods imported during the fourth quarter of last year 2025, which constituted 31% of total imports, followed by vehicles, aircraft, ships and similar transport equipment which constituted 14% of the total.
China topped the list of countries supplying Saudi Arabia with approximately 67.5 billion riyals, representing 27% of the total value of imports during the fourth quarter of 2025.
The United States came in second place with 9%, followed by the UAE with 6%.
