JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's imports fell 12.5 percent year-on-year in November, their biggest drop since November 2009, while nonoil export growth slowed, data from the Central Department of Statistics and Information showed.

Nonoil exports account for around 12 percent of overall exports of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia does not release complete trade data on a monthly basis.

Percentage change is a Reuters calculation based on the official data.

Analysts polled by Reuters in September forecast Saudi Arabia's current account surplus of 17.6 percent of gross domestic product in 2013 and 13.9 percent in 2014.