Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports amounted to SR14.489 billion ($3.87 billion) in the first half of this year, a 7.7 per cent decline compared to SR15.705 billion during the same period last year.

Statistics issued by the Kingdom’s Central Department of Statistics and Information showed that imports totalled SR44.312 billion for the period, a 4.4 per cent increase compared to SR42.45 billion for the same period in 2011.

Non-oil exports accounted for around 12 per cent of overall exports of Saudi Arabia. The world's largest oil exporter does not release complete trade data. – Reuters