Merchandise imports
What Saudi Arabia bought from abroad..
SAR 70.4 billion of purchases and imported goods.
Definition
The total monthly value of goods imported from world markets, including machinery, vehicles, equipment and food..
Business brokerage
A reading of domestic consumer and industrial demand; set against non-oil exports, it shows the trade cover and the liquidity behind it..
Reading the path
Shown: the whole series as the agency published it, 54 readings since Jan 2022.
Up by 2.6 billion riyals against May 2026, and holding below its annual average of 74.7 billion riyals.
The last 12 periodic readings
| Period | Value (billion riyals) | Periodic change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 70.4 | ▲ 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 67.8 | ▼ 7.9 |
| Apr 2026 | 75.7 | ▲ 17.9 |
| Mar 2026 | 57.8 | ▼ 18.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 76.1 | ▼ 5.3 |
| Jan 2026 | 81.4 | ▼ 2.8 |
| Dec 2025 | 84.2 | ▲ 6.8 |
| Nov 2025 | 77.4 | ▼ 2.7 |
| Oct 2025 | 80.1 | ▲ 4.7 |
| Sep 2025 | 75.4 | ▲ 0.5 |
| Aug 2025 | 74.9 | ▼ 0.6 |
| Jul 2025 | 75.5 | ▲ 5.5 |
Source record
Official data retrieved automatically from GASTAT, and archived daily in the historical record so a reading is kept with its date even if the source revises it later. Figures are never entered by hand, and never changed after publication.