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About

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 0.47%, from $9.03B in 2017 to $8.82B in 2022.

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

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, 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 0.47%, from $9.03B in 2017 to $8.82B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $27.8B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

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

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).

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

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates+$677MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia+$355MRefined 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 Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia.

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

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