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About

United Arab Emirates-India Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $38.2B to India. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to India were Crude Petroleum ($8.55B), Gold ($6.99B), and Diamonds ($6.72B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to India have increased at an annualized rate of 7.3%, from $26.8B in 2018 to $38.2B in 2023.

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

India-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, India exported $28.8B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that India exported to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery ($5.42B), Broadcasting Equipment ($4.28B), and Refined Petroleum ($2.6B). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 2.88%,  from $25B in 2018 to $28.8B in 2023.

In 2023, India 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, India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $38.2B to India. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to India were Crude Petroleum ($8.55B), Gold ($6.99B), and Diamonds ($6.72B). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to India have increased at an annualized rate of 7.3%, from $26.8B in 2018 to $38.2B in 2023.

In 2018, India exported $28.8B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from India to United Arab Emirates were Jewellery ($5.42B), Broadcasting Equipment ($4.28B), and Refined Petroleum ($2.6B). During the last 5 years the exports of India to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 2.88%, from $25B in 2023 to $28.8B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

United Arab Emirates Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than India included Japan ($37.4B), China ($40.2B), and Iraq ($22.6B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than United Arab Emirates included United States ($85.5B), United Kingdom ($14.4B), and Bangladesh ($11.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($17.6B), Precious Metals ($14.8B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.43B).

During 2018, India had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($8.07B), Machines ($6.52B), and Mineral Products ($2.88B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates India+$1.78BCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential India United Arab Emirates+$206MDiamonds

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

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

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