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Exports $32.5BRnk 3 / 219
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Top Product $17.4BCrude Petroleum
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Exports $57.7BRnk 21 / 211
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Top Product $10.2BBroadcasting Equipment
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.24Rnk 53 / 133
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $53,758CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$12,720CURRENT US$
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United Arab Emirates-China Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $32.5B to China. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($17.4B), Petroleum Gas ($4.12B), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.69B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to China have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $13.2B in 2017 to $32.5B in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to China.

China-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, China exported $57.7B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that China exported to United Arab Emirates were Broadcasting Equipment ($10.2B), Computers ($3.56B), and Cars ($1.9B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%,  from $32B in 2017 to $57.7B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $32.5B to China. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to China were Crude Petroleum ($17.4B), Petroleum Gas ($4.12B), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.69B). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to China have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $13.2B in 2017 to $32.5B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $57.7B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from China to United Arab Emirates were Broadcasting Equipment ($10.2B), Computers ($3.56B), and Cars ($1.9B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $32B in 2022 to $57.7B in 2017.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and China (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B

This map shows whether countries import more from United Arab Emirates or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United Arab Emirates and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than China included Oman ($10.9B), Iraq ($21.2B), and Kuwait ($13B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than United Arab Emirates included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Germany ($152B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and China by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and China.

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($23.5B), Machines ($2.63B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($2.5B).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($27.2B), Metals ($5.8B), and Textiles ($4.61B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates China+$2.53BPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential China United Arab Emirates+$165MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United Arab Emirates and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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