Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — United Arab Emirates

Exports (% of GDP) in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 106.85%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 176. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 57.69 pp.

2023 106.85% +4.79 pp vs 2022
World rank 8of 176
Period maximum 106.85%2023
Period minimum 49.16%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — United Arab Emirates, 2001–2023406080100120200120042007201020132016201920222001: 49.16%2002: 49.5%2003: 55.92%2004: 63.57%2005: 67.59%2006: 68.63%2007: 72.38%2008: 78.87%2009: 79.65%2010: 77.45%2011: 85.63%2012: 95.6%2013: 95.76%2014: 94.77%2015: 93.86%2016: 94.47%2017: 94.74%2018: 90.84%2019: 93.3%2020: 98.07%2021: 100.64%2022: 102.05%2023: 106.85%
Change over the period: +57.69 pp Annual average: 2.62 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 106.85%
World 29.07%
Western Asia computed 44.68%
High-income countries computed 31.3%
Exports (% of GDP) — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 106.85 +4.79 pp
2022 102.05 +1.41 pp
2021 100.64 +2.57 pp
2020 98.07 +4.77 pp
2019 93.3 +2.46 pp
2018 90.84 −3.89 pp
2017 94.74 +0.26 pp
2016 94.47 +0.61 pp
2015 93.86 −0.91 pp
2014 94.77 −0.98 pp
2013 95.76 +0.15 pp
2012 95.6 +9.97 pp
2011 85.63 +8.18 pp
2010 77.45 −2.21 pp
2009 79.65 +0.79 pp
2008 78.87 +6.48 pp
2007 72.38 +3.76 pp
2006 68.63 +1.04 pp
2005 67.59 +4.02 pp
2004 63.57 +7.64 pp
2003 55.92 +6.42 pp
2002 49.5 +0.34 pp
2001 49.16

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.