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2022
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Exports $6.38BRnk 15 / 219
2022
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Top Product $2.91BBroadcasting Equipment
2022
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Exports $410MRnk 8 / 127
2022
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Top Product $35.5MOther Nuts
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.24Rnk 53 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.072Rnk 60 / 133
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GDP$508BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$389BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-39.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $53,758CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$4,388CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-47.3%CURRENT US$
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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.

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.

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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $6.38B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $410M in 2017.

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

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

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

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B
Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($3.83B), Foodstuffs ($656M), and Vegetable Products ($530M).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Iran+$19.9MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Iran United Arab Emirates+$5.09MEthylene Polymers

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

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

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