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111%CURRENT US$
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102%CURRENT US$
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About

China-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, China exported $57.7B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that China exported to United Arab Emirates were Broadcasting Equipment ($10.2B), Computers ($3.56B), and Cars ($1.9B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $32B in 2017 to $57.7B in 2022.

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

United Arab Emirates-China Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $32.5B to China. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($17.4B), Petroleum Gas ($4.12B), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.69B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to China have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%,  from $13.2B in 2017 to $32.5B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $57.7B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from China to United Arab Emirates were Broadcasting Equipment ($10.2B), Computers ($3.56B), and Cars ($1.9B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $32B in 2017 to $57.7B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $32.5B to China. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to China were Crude Petroleum ($17.4B), Petroleum Gas ($4.12B), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.69B). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to China have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $13.2B in 2022 to $32.5B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than United Arab Emirates included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Germany ($152B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than China included Oman ($10.9B), Iraq ($21.2B), and Kuwait ($13B).

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

Comparative Advantage China - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($27.2B), Metals ($5.8B), and Textiles ($4.61B).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($23.5B), Machines ($2.63B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($2.5B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential China United Arab Emirates+$165MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates China+$2.53BPetroleum Gas

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 China and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China 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 China.

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

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