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About

Iran-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $410M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Iran exported to United Arab Emirates were Other Nuts ($35.5M), Crustaceans ($29.1M), and Spices ($23.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 41.1%, from $5.81B in 2017 to $410M in 2022.

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

United Arab Emirates-Iran Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $6.38B to Iran. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Iran were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.91B), Computers ($376M), and Processed Tobacco ($256M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 15%,  from $14.4B in 2017 to $6.38B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $410M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Iran to United Arab Emirates were Other Nuts ($35.5M), Crustaceans ($29.1M), and Spices ($23.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 41.1%, from $5.81B in 2017 to $410M in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $6.38B to Iran. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Iran were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.91B), Computers ($376M), and Processed Tobacco ($256M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $14.4B in 2022 to $6.38B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than United Arab Emirates included Bulgaria ($82.9M), Tajikistan ($115M), and North Macedonia ($19.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Iran included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and Saudi Arabia ($27.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Iran - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Vegetable Products ($190M), Animal Products ($71.3M), and Foodstuffs ($28.9M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($3.83B), Foodstuffs ($656M), and Vegetable Products ($530M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Iran United Arab Emirates+$5.09MEthylene Polymers
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Iran+$19.9MRefined 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 Iran and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran.

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

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