Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — United Arab Emirates

Imports of goods and services in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 481,851,599,728 US$. Ranked 19 in the world out of 175. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1,045.8%.

2023 482B US$ +12.58% vs 2022
World rank 19of 175
Period maximum 482B US$2023
Period minimum 42.05B US$2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · US$

Imports of goods and services — United Arab Emirates, 2001–20230200B400B600B200120042007201020132016201920222001: 42,053,369,639 US$2002: 47,845,064,670 US$2003: 57,668,073,519 US$2004: 78,428,046,290 US$2005: 93,862,491,491 US$2006: 112,930,428,863 US$2007: 166,134,240,980 US$2008: 219,714,363,513 US$2009: 187,139,823,009 US$2010: 178,610,755,616 US$2011: 215,973,042,886 US$2012: 239,748,672,566 US$2013: 252,509,462,219 US$2014: 275,110,959,837 US$2015: 268,999,319,265 US$2016: 270,714,771,954 US$2017: 285,336,963,921 US$2018: 281,535,738,598 US$2019: 306,004,084,411 US$2020: 297,228,046,290 US$2021: 347,528,931,246 US$2022: 427,991,831,178 US$2023: 481,851,599,728 US$
Change over the period: +440B (+1,045.81%) Average annual rate: 11.72 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United Arab Emirates 482B US$
World 30.38T US$
Western Asia computed 1.65T US$
High-income countries computed 20.69T US$
Imports of goods and services — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 482B +53.86B +12.58%
2022 428B +80.46B +23.15%
2021 348B +50.3B +16.92%
2020 297B −8.78B −2.87%
2019 306B +24.47B +8.69%
2018 282B −3.8B −1.33%
2017 285B +14.62B +5.4%
2016 271B +1.72B +0.64%
2015 269B −6.11B −2.22%
2014 275B +22.6B +8.95%
2013 253B +12.76B +5.32%
2012 240B +23.78B +11.01%
2011 216B +37.36B +20.92%
2010 179B −8.53B −4.56%
2009 187B −32.57B −14.83%
2008 220B +53.58B +32.25%
2007 166B +53.2B +47.11%
2006 113B +19.07B +20.31%
2005 93.86B +15.43B +19.68%
2004 78.43B +20.76B +36%
2003 57.67B +9.82B +20.53%
2002 47.85B +5.79B +13.77%
2001 42.05B

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.