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2022
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Exports $27.8BRnk 4 / 219
2022
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Top Product $2.4BGold
2022
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Exports $8.82BRnk 7 / 138
2022
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Top Product $2.76BRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.24Rnk 53 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.78Rnk 35 / 133
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GDP$508BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$1.11TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH49.4%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$30,436CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH26.5%CURRENT US$
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United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $27.8B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Saudi Arabia were Gold ($2.4B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.22B), and Computers ($1.67B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $13.1B in 2017 to $27.8B in 2022.

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

Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $8.82B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to United Arab Emirates were Refined Petroleum ($2.76B), Ethylene Polymers ($947M), and Gold ($478M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.23%,  from $9.03B in 2017 to $8.82B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $27.8B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia were Gold ($2.4B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.22B), and Computers ($1.67B). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $13.1B in 2017 to $27.8B in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $8.82B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to United Arab Emirates were Refined Petroleum ($2.76B), Ethylene Polymers ($947M), and Gold ($478M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.23%, from $9.03B in 2022 to $8.82B in 2017.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B
Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Saudi Arabia included Iraq ($21.2B), Thailand ($16.3B), and Hong Kong ($10.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than United Arab Emirates included China ($68B), South Korea ($36B), and United States ($23.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Machines ($8.85B), Precious Metals ($3.77B), and Metals ($2.53B).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.88B), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.58B), and Chemical Products ($1.38B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia+$355MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates+$677MRefined 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 United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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