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32%CURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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21.1%CURRENT US$
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$48,432CURRENT US$
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About

United Arab Emirates-Germany Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $2.36B to Germany. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Germany were Raw Aluminium ($748M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($532M), and Crude Petroleum ($220M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.37B in 2017 to $2.36B in 2022.

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

Germany-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $7.85B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Germany exported to United Arab Emirates were Cars ($992M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($344M), and Packaged Medicaments ($327M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.65%,  from $12.3B in 2017 to $7.85B in 2022.

In 2022, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $2.36B to Germany. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Germany were Raw Aluminium ($748M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($532M), and Crude Petroleum ($220M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $1.37B in 2017 to $2.36B in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $7.85B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Germany to United Arab Emirates were Cars ($992M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($344M), and Packaged Medicaments ($327M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.65%, from $12.3B in 2022 to $7.85B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

United Arab Emirates Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Germany included India ($51B), Saudi Arabia ($27.8B), and Iraq ($21.2B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than United Arab Emirates included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

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

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Germany

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Metals ($842M), Transportation ($702M), and Mineral Products ($308M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($2.63B), Transportation ($1.9B), and Chemical Products ($1.1B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Germany+$360MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Germany United Arab Emirates+$419MCars

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

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

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