Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — United Arab Emirates

Merchandise exports in the United Arab Emirates in 2025 — 706,671,000,000 US$. Ranked 9 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 35,333,450%.

2025 707B US$ +16.69% vs 2024
World rank 9of 205
Period maximum 707B US$2025
Period minimum 2M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — United Arab Emirates, 1960–20250200B400B600B800B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,000,000 US$1962: 10,000,000 US$1964: 125,000,000 US$1966: 241,000,000 US$1968: 335,000,000 US$1970: 523,000,000 US$1972: 1,157,000,000 US$1974: 6,414,000,000 US$1976: 9,535,000,000 US$1978: 9,126,000,000 US$1980: 21,970,000,000 US$1982: 18,780,000,000 US$1984: 16,500,000,000 US$1986: 10,640,000,000 US$1988: 12,040,000,000 US$1990: 23,544,000,000 US$1992: 24,756,000,000 US$1994: 26,403,000,000 US$1996: 37,334,000,000 US$1998: 33,837,000,000 US$2000: 49,835,000,000 US$2002: 52,163,000,000 US$2004: 90,997,000,000 US$2006: 145,587,000,000 US$2008: 239,213,000,000 US$2010: 213,539,000,000 US$2012: 359,728,000,000 US$2014: 343,036,000,000 US$2016: 295,031,000,000 US$2018: 387,964,000,000 US$2020: 335,297,000,000 US$2022: 515,621,000,000 US$2024: 605,580,000,000 US$2025: 706,671,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +707B (+35,333,450%) Average annual rate: 21.72 %

Comparison, 2025

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

United Arab Emirates 707B US$
World 26.39T US$
Western Asia computed 1.76T US$
High-income countries computed 16.71T US$
Merchandise exports — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 707B +101B +16.69%
2024 606B +35.34B +6.2%
2023 570B +54.62B +10.59%
2022 516B +90.46B +21.28%
2021 425B +89.86B +26.8%
2020 335B −54.13B −13.9%
2019 389B +1.46B +0.38%
2018 388B +74.36B +23.71%
2017 314B +18.57B +6.29%
2016 295B −5.45B −1.81%
2015 300B −42.56B −12.41%
2014 343B −31.18B −8.33%
2013 374B +14.49B +4.03%
2012 360B +57.69B +19.1%
2011 302B +88.5B +41.44%
2010 214B +21.74B +11.33%
2009 192B −47.41B −19.82%
2008 239B +60.58B +33.92%
2007 179B +33.04B +22.7%
2006 146B +28.3B +24.13%
2005 117B +26.29B +28.89%
2004 91B +23.86B +35.54%
2003 67.14B +14.97B +28.7%
2002 52.16B +3.75B +7.74%
2001 48.41B −1.42B −2.85%
2000 49.84B +13.36B +36.63%
1999 36.47B +2.64B +7.79%
1998 33.84B −6.59B −16.29%
1997 40.42B +3.09B +8.27%
1996 37.33B +8.97B +31.62%
1995 28.36B +1.96B +7.43%
1994 26.4B +783M +3.06%
1993 25.62B +864M +3.49%
1992 24.76B +320M +1.31%
1991 24.44B +892M +3.79%
1990 23.54B +5.95B +33.8%
1989 17.6B +5.56B +46.15%
1988 12.04B −340M −2.75%
1987 12.38B +1.74B +16.35%
1986 10.64B −6.14B −36.59%
1985 16.78B +280M +1.7%
1984 16.5B −400M −2.37%
1983 16.9B −1.88B −10.01%
1982 18.78B −3.6B −16.09%
1981 22.38B +410M +1.87%
1980 21.97B +8.32B +60.93%
1979 13.65B +4.53B +49.59%
1978 9.13B −510M −5.29%
1977 9.64B +101M +1.06%
1976 9.54B +2.27B +31.3%
1975 7.26B +848M +13.22%
1974 6.41B +4.61B +254.95%
1973 1.81B +650M +56.18%
1972 1.16B +286M +32.84%
1971 871M +348M +66.54%
1970 523M +116M +28.5%
1969 407M +72M +21.49%
1968 335M +73M +27.86%
1967 262M +21M +8.71%
1966 241M +51M +26.84%
1965 190M +65M +52%
1964 125M +90M +257.14%
1963 35M +25M +250%
1962 10M +8M +400%
1961 2M +0 +0%
1960 2M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

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