Merchandise exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recorded an increase of 10.8% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020. With a value of 212.4 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2021 AD, an increase of 20.7 billion riyals compared to the first quarter of 2020; This is as a result of the increase in petroleum exports by 9.5 billion riyals, or 6.6%, and the percentage of petroleum exports out of the total exports decreased from 74.6% in the first quarter of 2020 to 71.8% in the first quarter of 2021, while the value of commodity exports increased compared to the previous quarter. The fourth quarter of 2020 AD amounted to 32.4 billion riyals, or (18.0%).

According to the data of the General Authority for Statistics, non-oil exports recorded an increase of 23.1% in the first quarter of 2021 AD compared to the first quarter of 2020 AD, as they recorded 59.9 billion riyals, compared to 48.7 billion riyals during the first quarter of 2020 AD, and the proportion of non-oil exports out of total exports increased from 25.4% in the first quarter of 2020 to 28.2% in the first quarter of 2021.

The most important plastics and rubber products and their products, which represent 33.3% of the total non-oil exports, increased by 8.2%, followed by the products of the chemical industries and related industries, which represented 27.2% of the total non-oil exports, at a rate of 8.3% for the first quarter of 2020. While the value of non-oil exports increased compared to the previous quarter, the fourth quarter of 2020 AD, by 1.4 billion riyals, and by + 2.4%.

Imports to the Kingdom in the first quarter of 2021 registered an increase of 4.0%, amounting to 5.3 billion riyals. With a value of 137.7 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2021, compared to 132.3 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2020; This is due to the decrease in most sectors compared to the first quarter of 2020 AD, and the most important commodities, machinery, appliances, electrical equipment and parts thereof, which represent 20.1% of total imports, increased by 3.7%, followed by transport equipment and parts thereof, which represent 16.4% of total imports, decreased by 3.7%. 5.7% over the first quarter of 2020 AD, and the value of imports increased compared to the previous quarter, the fourth quarter of 2020 AD, by 0.5 billion riyals, or + 0.3%.

The ratio of non-oil exports to imports increased to 43.5% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to 36.8% in the first quarter of 2020. This is a result of the high rise in non-oil exports of 23.1% compared to the increase in imports of 4.0% during this period.

In the first quarter of 2020 AD, the value of Saudi Arabia's exports to China amounted to 38.9 billion riyals, making this country the main destination for exports, followed by Japan and India, with a value of 22.4 billion riyals and 19.4 billion riyals, respectively, and South Korea and the United Arab Emirates were The United States is among the top 5 countries that have been exported to, and the total exports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to those five countries amounted to 110.2 billion riyals, which represents 51.9% of total exports.

The value of imports from China amounted to 28.5 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2021 AD, making it the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's imports, followed by the United States of America and the United Arab Emirates, with a value of 15.9 billion riyals and 12.4 billion riyals, respectively, and India and Germany were Among the most important 5 countries imported from, the total value of Saudi Arabia's imports from those five countries amounted to 70.9 billion riyals, which represents 51.5% of total imports.

Jeddah Islamic Port is one of the most important ports through which goods crossed into the Kingdom with a value of 39.7 billion riyals, equivalent to 28.9% of total imports, followed by other major ports: King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam by 18.3%, and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh by 12.8%. And Al-Bathaa, 7.0%, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, 6.9%, and these five outlets constituted 73.8% of the Kingdom's total merchandise imports.