Saudi non-oil exports to Iraq in 2018 increases by 40%
2019-04-23 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post
Saudi exports to Iraq significantly increased during the current year, the secretary-general of the Saudi Export Development Authority, Salih al-Solami, said Tuesday.
The kingdom's non-oil exports to Iraq in 2018 amounted to 4.2 billion Saudi Riyals, recording a 40% increase compared to 2017, Solami said.
The food sector ranked first in Saudi exports to Iraq at 662 million Saudi riyals, followed by the construction materials sector with an export value of 565 million riyals, Solami said. Over the past five years, Saudi non-oil exports to Iraq have reached 10 billion riyals, he added.