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About

United Arab Emirates-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $578M to Ethiopia. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Ethiopia were Jewellery ($82.5M), Refined Petroleum ($46.5M), and Dried Legumes ($39.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.06%, from $675M in 2018 to $578M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Ethiopia-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $314M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Ethiopia exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($232M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($32.7M), and Coffee ($19.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 14%,  from $163M in 2018 to $314M in 2023.

In 2023, Ethiopia did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $578M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Ethiopia were Jewellery ($82.5M), Refined Petroleum ($46.5M), and Dried Legumes ($39.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.06%, from $675M in 2018 to $578M in 2023.

In 2018, Ethiopia exported $314M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Ethiopia to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($232M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($32.7M), and Coffee ($19.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $163M in 2023 to $314M in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

United Arab Emirates Exports

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United States$487M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Ethiopia included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than United Arab Emirates included North Korea ($1.02k).

Difference in imports from Ethiopia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Ethiopia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Precious Metals ($95.2M), Plastics and Rubbers ($86.4M), and Mineral Products ($63.8M).

During 2018, Ethiopia had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($233M), Vegetable Products ($39.8M), and Animal Products ($32.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Ethiopia+$37.8MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Ethiopia United Arab Emirates+$17.3MCoffee

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 Ethiopia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2023)

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