Dubai, May 31 (PTI) Saudi Arabia's oil exports went up nearly 32 per cent in 2010, with earnings rising to nearly USD 214.9 billion in 2010 as against USD 163.1 billion in 2009, a new report has revealed.
The government report, cited by Jadwa Investments, said this was the second highest level in current prices since the 2008 peak income of USD 281 billion, it added.
Moreover, the country's non-oil exports also jumped to USD 36.1 billion from USD 29.1 billion, while imports grew to USD 96.7 billion from USD 86.4 billion in the same period a year ago, the date showed.
Despite higher imports though, Saudi Arabia's current account surplus more than tripled to almost USD 66.8 billion in 2010 from USD 21 billion in 2009. The 2010 surplus was the second largest after the 2008 record balance of USD 132.3 billion.