Saudi petroleum exports increased by 6.6%, equivalent to SR 9.49 billion, with 152.5 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2021, compared to 143 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2020, according to the Saudi Statistics Authority's data
According to Arabic, Saudi Petroleum exports rose on a quarter of 25.5% equivalent to about 31 billion riyals, compared to SR 121.53 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The increase in petroleum exports increased Saudi Petroleum and non-Petroleum exports by 10.8% equivalent to 20.7 billion riyals, in the first quarter of 202.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021, compared with 191.67 billion riyals in the first quarter 2020.
Petroleum exports fell from total total exports from 74.6% in the first quarter of 2020, to 71.8% in the first quarter of 2021.
Non-oil exports rose 23.1% in the first quarter of 2021, for SR 59.9 billion, compared to SR 48.7 billion in the first quarter of 2020.
The percentage of non-oil exports of total exports increased from 25.4% in the first quarter of 2020 to 28.2% in the first quarter of 2021.
Saudi Arabia recorded a commercial surplus of SR 74.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, compared with SR 59.29 billion in the same quarter of 2020.
