Saudi Arabia’s services exports fell 16.5% in the second quarter of 2026 to about $15.82 billion (59.5 billion riyals), compared with about $18.96 billion (71.3 billion riyals) in the first quarter of the same year, according to the international trade in services statistics released by the General Authority for Statistics on Monday.
Services imports rise to $32.13 billion
The kingdom’s services imports rose 8.4% to $32.13 billion (120.8 billion riyals), compared with $29.63 billion (111.4 billion riyals) in the previous quarter.
A 17% increase in travel services imports from the previous quarter contributed to the rise in total services imports, while transport services led imports at $9.07 billion (34.1 billion riyals).
Travel services exports fall 23.6%
The decline in total services exports was driven mainly by a 23.6% drop in travel services exports compared with the first quarter of 2026.
Travel services recorded the highest value among services exports, at about $8.99 billion (33.8 billion riyals), with personal travel services accounting for about 93.9% of total travel services exports.
Transport services ranked second among services exports, with a value of $2.79 billion.
