The exports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amounted to approximately SR1.456 trillion, up by 6.5 % from the previous year. The Department of Statistics and Information said in a report received by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, that Asian Countries Group (Non-Arab and Islamic countries) ranked first in terms of Saudi exports; Northern America Countries Group, second; European Union countries, third; Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, fourth; and Non-Arab Islamic countries, fifth.