The value of Saudi oil exports rose 12.7 percent in December from a year earlier to 69.97 billion Saudi riyal ($18.66 billion), government data showed on Monday.

The value of Saudi non-oil exports rose 11.8 percent in December from a year earlier to 21.05 billion riyals, data from the General Authority for Statistics said.

The value of Saudi imports declined 2.2 percent in December from a year earlier to 41.88 billion riyals. 

($1 = 3.7502 riyals)

(Reporting by Saeed Azhar) ((Saeed.Azhar@thomsonreuters.com; +971 44536787; Reuters Messaging: saeed.azhar.reuters.com@reuters.net))