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Exports $7.85BRnk 35 / 223
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Top Product $992MCars
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Exports $2.36BRnk 32 / 219
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Top Product $748MRaw Aluminium
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.24Rnk 53 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$508BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.4%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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About

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.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €785M and imported €170M from United Arab Emirates, resulting in a positive trade balance of €616M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €47.2M (6.4%) from €738M to €785M, while imports decreased by €-171M (-50.2%) from €341M to €170M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Germany to United Arab Emirates were Motor cars and motor caravans (€108M), Pharmaceutical products (€40M), Office and automatic data processing machines (€34M), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€33.6M), and Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€26.7M). In August 2024 the top imports of Germany from United Arab Emirates were Petroleum oil and petroleum gases (€352M), Ships and boats (€102M), Aluminium and aluminium alloys, incl. waste,... (€70.8M), Mineral oil products (€7.1M), and Aircraft (€3.86M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Baden-Württemberg (€116M), Bavaria (€106M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€97M), Hesse (€41M), and Rhineland-Pfalz (€34.5M), while imports destinations were mainly Hamburg (€91.1M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€24.9M), Bavaria (€11.4M), Baden-Württemberg (€8.29M), and Rhineland-Pfalz (€7.13M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year exports to United Arab Emirates was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Motor cars and motor caravans (€30.6M or 39.5%), Office and automatic data processing machines (€17.4M or 105%), and Returned goods (€16M or 8.13k%). In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year imports  from United Arab Emirates was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Aircraft (€-9.67M or -71.5%), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€-2.17M or -37%), and Motor cars and motor caravans (€-644k or -54.1%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€47.2M(6.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-171M(-50.2%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Baden-Württemberg€116M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, 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 2017 to $7.85B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $2.36B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Germany - United Arab Emirates

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Metals ($842M), Transportation ($702M), and Mineral Products ($308M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany United Arab Emirates+$419MCars
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Germany+$360MCrude 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 Germany and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

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

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