United Arab Emirates
Asia & Middle East
Trade in United Arab Emirates
| United Arab Emirates was the world’s 8th largest exporter of goods and 13th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $377619 and $176782 million USD respectively. United Arab Emirates’s top export category was fuels and mining products, followed by manufactures, and agricultural products. In 2023, United Arab Emirates’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Saudi Arabia, India and Iraq, with trade representing 166.57 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, United Arab Emirates is the world’s 13th largest importer of goods and 21st largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $401127 and $107178 million USD respectively in 2025. United Arab Emirates’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were China, India and United States. United Arab Emirates is part of 11 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with EFTA – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Singapore. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
United Arab Emirates |
Abbreviation |
AE |
Capital |
Abu Dhabi |
WTO Membership Date |
10 April 1996 |
Legal System |
mixed legal system of Islamic (sharia) law and civil law |
Language |
Arabic |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
United Arab Emirates dirham |
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Exchange Rate |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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Industrial Property Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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Trade Information Portal |
https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/business/running-your-business/running-a-business-on-the-mainland/conducting-foreign-trade |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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