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About

United Arab Emirates-South Korea Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $1.3B to South Korea. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to South Korea were Refined Petroleum ($423M), Raw Aluminium ($140M), and Scrap Copper ($99.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.6%, from $9.34B in 2018 to $1.3B in 2023.

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

South Korea-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $4.63B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that South Korea exported to United Arab Emirates were Cars ($766M), Rolled Tobacco ($363M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($287M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.1%,  from $5.7B in 2018 to $4.63B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to United Arab Emirates worth $601M, with Services not allocated ($355M), Transportation ($201M), and Other business services ($42.1M) being the largest in terms of value.

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, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $1.3B to South Korea. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to South Korea were Refined Petroleum ($423M), Raw Aluminium ($140M), and Scrap Copper ($99.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.6%, from $9.34B in 2018 to $1.3B in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $4.63B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from South Korea to United Arab Emirates were Cars ($766M), Rolled Tobacco ($363M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($287M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.1%, from $5.7B in 2023 to $4.63B in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than South Korea included Iraq ($22.6B), India ($38.2B), and Oman ($10.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than United Arab Emirates included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Chinese Taipei ($28.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Mineral Products ($431M), Metals ($366M), and Machines ($151M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($1.29B), Transportation ($1.14B), and Metals ($458M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates South Korea+$572MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential South Korea United Arab Emirates+$227MCars

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

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

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