United Kingdom Exports to United Arab Emirates
The United Kingdom's exports to the United Arab Emirates rose to $12.26 billion in 2024, up from $9.21 billion in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 33.1% ($3.05 billion) from the previous year. Top exports from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates were Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins ($3.74 billion), Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($2.45 billion) and Electrical machinery and equipment ($1.34 billion).
United Kingdom had a trade surplus with United Arab Emirates that rose to $8.71B in 2024 from $6.18B in 2023. This is an increase of 41% ($2.54 billion).
United Kingdom Exports to United Arab Emirates by Goods (2024)
The table below shows the ranking of UK exports to UAE by goods in 2024, highlighting the top exported goods.
| Export Rank | Exported Goods | Export Value (USD) ↓ | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins | $3.74B | 2024 |
| 2 | Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors | $2.45B | 2024 |
| 3 | Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment | $1.34B | 2024 |
| 4 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts | $1.31B | 2024 |
| 5 | Pharmaceutical products | $542.22M | 2024 |
| 6 | Optical, medical, measuring instruments | $381.95M | 2024 |
| 7 | Beverages, spirits, vinegar | $243.92M | 2024 |
| 8 | Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings | $172.17M | 2024 |
| 9 | Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics | $169.76M | 2024 |
| 10 | Aircraft, spacecraft, parts | $147.45M | 2024 |
| 11 | Plastics and plastic articles | $134.68M | 2024 |
| 12 | Articles of iron or steel | $114.54M | 2024 |
| 13 | Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags | $101.09M | 2024 |
| 14 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery | $100.00M | 2024 |
| 15 | Toys, games, sports goods | $99.07M | 2024 |
| 16 | Printed books, newspapers, printed matter | $64.43M | 2024 |
| 17 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | $62.79M | 2024 |
| 18 | Non-knitted clothing | $59.55M | 2024 |
| 19 | Rubber and rubber articles | $58.16M | 2024 |
| 20 | Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks | $55.79M | 2024 |
| 21 | Works of art, antiques | $55.23M | 2024 |
| 22 | Clocks, watches, parts | $52.59M | 2024 |
| 23 | Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products | $47.66M | 2024 |
| 24 | Knitted or crocheted clothing | $47.15M | 2024 |
| 25 | Miscellaneous base metal articles | $43.24M | 2024 |
| 26 | Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products | $42.43M | 2024 |
| 27 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $42.31M | 2024 |
| 28 | Aluminium and aluminium articles | $37.99M | 2024 |
| 29 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | $34.47M | 2024 |
| 30 | Ships, boats, floating structures | $31.03M | 2024 |
| 31 | Copper and copper articles | $28.68M | 2024 |
| 32 | Nickel and nickel articles | $28.61M | 2024 |
| 33 | Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods | $23.93M | 2024 |
| 34 | Paper, paperboard and articles | $22.64M | 2024 |
| 35 | Footwear and parts | $22.28M | 2024 |
| 36 | Iron and steel | $22.15M | 2024 |
| 37 | Raw hides, skins, leather | $21.59M | 2024 |
| 38 | Organic chemicals | $21.47M | 2024 |
| 39 | Arms, ammunition, parts | $19.15M | 2024 |
| 40 | Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen | $18.61M | 2024 |
| 41 | Tools, cutlery, base metal parts | $16.93M | 2024 |
| 42 | Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts | $16.66M | 2024 |
| 43 | Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos | $14.63M | 2024 |
| 44 | Food industry residues, animal feed | $13.52M | 2024 |
| 45 | Salt, sulphur, stone, cement | $13.31M | 2024 |
| 46 | Coffee, tea, mate, spices | $13.11M | 2024 |
| 47 | Glass and glassware | $12.72M | 2024 |
| 48 | Live animals | $12.67M | 2024 |
| 49 | Miscellaneous manufactured goods | $9.97M | 2024 |
| 50 | Sugar and confectionery | $8.20M | 2024 |
| 51 | Glues, enzymes, modified starches | $8.18M | 2024 |
| 52 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates | $8.07M | 2024 |
| 53 | Ceramic products | $7.64M | 2024 |
| 54 | Carpets and textile floor coverings | $6.64M | 2024 |
| 55 | Wood and wood products, charcoal | $6.54M | 2024 |
| 56 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes | $6.44M | 2024 |
| 57 | Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel | $6.38M | 2024 |
| 58 | Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics | $6.31M | 2024 |
| 59 | Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes | $5.82M | 2024 |
| 60 | Edible vegetables, roots, tubers | $5.42M | 2024 |
| 61 | Meat and edible offal | $5.29M | 2024 |
| 62 | Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten | $4.98M | 2024 |
| 63 | Other base metals, cermets | $4.83M | 2024 |
| 64 | Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects | $3.80M | 2024 |
| 65 | Cotton | $3.73M | 2024 |
| 66 | Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords | $3.52M | 2024 |
| 67 | Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery | $3.04M | 2024 |
| 68 | Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment | $3.01M | 2024 |
| 69 | Headgear | $3.00M | 2024 |
| 70 | Man-made filaments | $2.57M | 2024 |
| 71 | Musical instruments, parts | $2.44M | 2024 |
| 72 | Unspecified commodities | $2.30M | 2024 |
| 73 | Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes | $2.02M | 2024 |
| 74 | Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants | $1.99M | 2024 |
| 75 | Feathers, down, artificial flowers, human hair goods | $1.64M | 2024 |
| 76 | Fertilizers | $1.64M | 2024 |
| 77 | Man-made staple fibres | $1.33M | 2024 |
| 78 | Cereals | $1.10M | 2024 |
| 79 | Wool and animal hair fabrics | $1.03M | 2024 |
| 80 | Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage | $1.02M | 2024 |
| 81 | Lead and lead articles | $983,184.89 | 2024 |
| 82 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | $981,960.98 | 2024 |
| 83 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts | $931,092.01 | 2024 |
| 84 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches | $816,379.34 | 2024 |
| 85 | Photographic and cinematographic goods | $720,654.40 | 2024 |
| 86 | Furskins and artificial fur | $570,362.12 | 2024 |
| 87 | Zinc and zinc articles | $442,309.48 | 2024 |
| 88 | Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn | $365,852.55 | 2024 |
| 89 | Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods | $299,686.61 | 2024 |
| 90 | Cork and cork products | $237,588.10 | 2024 |
| 91 | Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops | $157,918.57 | 2024 |
| 92 | Ores, slag, ash | $151,353.85 | 2024 |
| 93 | Animal products | $126,277.02 | 2024 |
| 94 | Silk | $118,313.37 | 2024 |
| 95 | Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard | $117,396.38 | 2024 |
| 96 | Tin and tin articles | $70,892.90 | 2024 |
| 97 | Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products | $13,101.54 | 2024 |
United Kingdom Exports to United Arab Emirates (1993-2024)
The table below shows historical data for UK exports to UAE by year, expressed in Billion USD.
| Year | Export Value (Billion USD) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.26 |
| 2023 | 9.21 |
| 2022 | 12.37 |
| 2021 | 7.88 |
| 2020 | 6.08 |
| 2019 | 9.98 |
| 2018 | 10.10 |
| 2017 | 9.64 |
| 2016 | 9.11 |
| 2015 | 10.45 |
| 2014 | 10.54 |
| 2013 | 15.57 |
| 2012 | 8.25 |
| 2011 | 8.34 |
| 2010 | 6.46 |
| 2009 | 6.29 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5.58 |
| 2006 | 6.85 |
| 2005 | 10.57 |
| 2004 | 5.16 |
| 2003 | 3.48 |
| 2002 | 2.72 |
| 2001 | 2.44 |
| 2000 | 2.53 |
| 1999 | 2.20 |
| 1998 | 2.87 |
| 1997 | 2.53 |
| 1996 | 2.01 |
| 1995 | 1.70 |
| 1994 | 1.48 |
| 1993 | 1.55 |