Balance of trade · Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade

The Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Saudi Arabia sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

الأهمية
Low
صدر
Monthly
الإصدار التالي
العملة
SAR · Saudi riyal
البنك المركزي
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)

أحدث الأرقام

صدر آخر إصدار، عن AUG، في 2026-10-26 وجاء عند SAR15.6B.

صدرالمدةالفعليالتوقعاتالسابق
26 Oct 2026AUGSAR15.6B–SAR13.2B ®
24 Sep 2026JULSAR14.4B–SAR16.6B ®
25 Aug 2026JUNSAR17.3B–SAR21.9B ®
25 Jun 2026APRSAR25.4B–SAR56.9B ®
21 May 2026MARSAR57.4B–SAR19.1B ®
23 Apr 2026FEBSAR23B–SAR14B ®
26 Mar 2026JANSAR17.3B–SAR13B
25 Feb 2026DECSAR13B–SAR19B ®
25 Jan 2026NOVSAR23.0B–SAR21.0B ®
25 Dec 2025OCTSAR24.0B–SAR26.0B
25 Nov 2025SEPSAR26.0B–SAR20.4B ®
26 Oct 2025AUGSAR24.2B–SAR20.4B ®

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لماذا يهم

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the Saudi riyal; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

طريقة الحساب

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

ما تعنيه التغيرات

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

أعلى من المتوقع: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the Saudi riyal.

أقل من المتوقع: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the Saudi riyal.

لمحة تاريخية قصيرة

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

The riyal is pegged to the US dollar, so Saudi rates follow the Fed.

الأسئلة

What is the Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade?

The Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Saudi Arabia sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade?

SAR15.6B for AUG, published on 26 October 2026.

When is the next Saudi Arabia Balance of Trade?

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

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