Riyadh, April 24 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, experienced a 4.4 per cent surge in February this year compared to the same month in 2023.

According to a newreportreleased by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) on Wednesday, April 24, the total value of non-oil exports in February reached 21.86 billion Saudi riyals (Rs 4,85,48,33,36,863), marking an increase from 20.93 billion Saudi Riyals (Rs 4,64,82,44,53,575) in the same period in the preceding year.

This comes as Saudi Arabia is focusing on enhancing its non-oil private sector to decrease its reliance on oil and align with its Vision 2030 goals.

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