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About

Italy-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $8.52B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Italy exported to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery ($1.48B), Trunks and Cases ($416M), and Leather Footwear ($293M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6.43%, from $6.24B in 2018 to $8.52B in 2023.

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

United Arab Emirates-Italy Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $2.42B to Italy. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($783M), Refined Petroleum ($714M), and Raw Aluminium ($403M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%,  from $1.41B in 2018 to $2.42B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Italy exported $8.52B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Italy to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery ($1.48B), Trunks and Cases ($416M), and Leather Footwear ($293M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6.43%, from $6.24B in 2018 to $8.52B in 2023.

In 2018, United Arab Emirates exported $2.42B to Italy. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($783M), Refined Petroleum ($714M), and Raw Aluminium ($403M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.41B in 2023 to $2.42B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than United Arab Emirates included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Italy included India ($38.2B), Japan ($37.4B), and Iraq ($22.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Italy had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($1.76B), Precious Metals ($1.55B), and Chemical Products ($863M).

During 2018, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.51B), Metals ($475M), and Precious Metals ($91.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy United Arab Emirates+$118MCars
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Italy+$360MCrude 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 Italy and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy 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 Italy.

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

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