United Arab Emirates Annual Imports
The United Arab Emirates' imports rose to $470.54 billion in 2023, up from $420.49 billion in 2022, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 11.9% ($50.04 billion) from the previous year. Top imports for the United Arab Emirates were Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins ($114.88 billion), Unspecified commodities ($78.71 billion) and Electrical machinery and equipment ($63.05 billion). The United Arab Emirates' top three import partners in 2023 were China (16.5%), India (6.5%), and United States (5.7%), together accounting for 28.7% of total imports.
The United Arab Emirates' trade surplus rose to $99.71 billion in 2023 from $95.13 billion in 2022. This shows an increase of 4.8% ($4.58 billion).
United Arab Emirates Imports by Country (2023)
The table below shows the ranking of United Arab Emirates imports by country in 2023, highlighting the top import partners.
| Import Rank | Country | Import Value ↓ | Import Change % | Import Share (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $77.42B | 15.2% | 16.5% | 2023 | |
| 2 | $30.45B | 11.6% | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 3 | $26.87B | 25.5% | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 4 | $17.66B | 83.8% | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 5 | $15.17B | 26.3% | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| 6 | $11.3B | 32.7% | 2.4% | 2023 | |
| 7 | $11.21B | 84.4% | 2.4% | 2023 | |
| 8 | $11.05B | 48% | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| 9 | $10.07B | 16.1% | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| 10 | $9.05B | 246.1% | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| 11 | $8.82B | 14.2% | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| 12 | $8.58B | 21.6% | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 13 | $7.87B | -15.8% | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| 14 | $6.45B | -21.3% | 1.4% | 2023 | |
| 15 | $5.65B | 60.1% | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| 16 | $5.55B | 13.1% | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| 17 | $5.02B | 10.7% | 1.1% | 2023 | |
| 18 | $4.83B | -13.3% | 1% | 2023 | |
| 19 | $4.64B | 8.7% | 1% | 2023 | |
| 20 | $3.82B | 126.1% | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 21 | $3.79B | 3.8% | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 22 | $3.76B | 15% | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 23 | $3.66B | 27.8% | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 24 | $3.6B | -4.6% | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 25 | $3.42B | -5.7% | 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 26 | $3.36B | 541.2% | 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 27 | $3.25B | -31.1% | 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 28 | $3.01B | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 29 | $2.98B | 13.5% | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 30 | $2.83B | 5.5% | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 31 | $2.7B | 40% | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 32 | $2.65B | 123.9% | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 33 | $2.58B | -17.8% | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 34 | $2.55B | 24.6% | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 35 | $2.43B | -0.3% | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 36 | $2.42B | 9.1% | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 37 | $2.32B | -14.2% | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 38 | $2.26B | 6.7% | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 39 | $2.12B | -13.2% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 40 | $2.11B | 29.3% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 41 | $1.95B | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 42 | $1.93B | 4.8% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 43 | $1.85B | -26.2% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 44 | $1.85B | 3.7% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 45 | $1.75B | 18.2% | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 46 | $1.59B | -20.3% | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 47 | $1.57B | 24% | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 48 | $1.53B | 23.8% | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 49 | $1.45B | 22.2% | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 50 | $1.32B | 140.1% | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 51 | $1.31B | 23.6% | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| 52 | $1.16B | 53.9% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 53 | $1.11B | 26.2% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 54 | $1.1B | 9.8% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 55 | $1.09B | -54.3% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 56 | $945.18M | 12.6% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 57 | $940.42M | -8.5% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 58 | $926.58M | 380.2% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 59 | $926.31M | -23.9% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 60 | $923.96M | 55.1% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 61 | $913.01M | 16.1% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 62 | $899.02M | 214.7% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 63 | $895.33M | 73.7% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 64 | $841.05M | 31.6% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 65 | $820.47M | 1.5% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 66 | $806.37M | -45.1% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 67 | $805.61M | 115% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 68 | $758.21M | 47.7% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 69 | $739.1M | 40.3% | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 70 | $680.23M | 10.7% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 71 | $678.38M | -16.6% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 72 | $665.17M | -17% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 73 | $655.46M | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 74 | $651.21M | 5.4% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 75 | $635.75M | 87.9% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 76 | $610.53M | -31.7% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 77 | $603.19M | 11.6% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 78 | $471.38M | 5.7% | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 79 | $464.07M | 69.3% | 0.099% | 2023 | |
| 80 | $453.1M | 4.4% | 0.096% | 2023 | |
| 81 | $433.3M | -80.7% | 0.092% | 2023 | |
| 82 | $418.53M | 55.2% | 0.089% | 2023 | |
| 83 | $410.66M | 23.9% | 0.087% | 2023 | |
| 84 | $396.27M | 116.6% | 0.084% | 2023 | |
| 85 | $359.53M | 26.8% | 0.076% | 2023 | |
| 86 | $356.25M | -8.6% | 0.076% | 2023 | |
| 87 | $330.5M | 0.3% | 0.07% | 2023 | |
| 88 | $327.32M | 5.5% | 0.07% | 2023 | |
| 89 | $327.03M | 16.9% | 0.07% | 2023 | |
| 90 | $305.45M | 5.7% | 0.065% | 2023 | |
| 91 | $301.47M | -52% | 0.064% | 2023 | |
| 92 | $293.83M | 142% | 0.062% | 2023 | |
| 93 | $274.22M | -0.8% | 0.058% | 2023 | |
| 94 | $264.3M | -21.7% | 0.056% | 2023 | |
| 95 | $239.58M | 38.3% | 0.051% | 2023 | |
| 96 | $236.95M | -36.5% | 0.05% | 2023 | |
| 97 | $209.2M | 9.5% | 0.044% | 2023 | |
| 98 | $199.83M | -26.3% | 0.042% | 2023 | |
| 99 | $198.24M | 41.1% | 0.042% | 2023 | |
| 100 | $175.64M | 194.4% | 0.037% | 2023 | |
| 101 | $171.18M | 16.5% | 0.036% | 2023 | |
| 102 | $169.12M | -9.6% | 0.036% | 2023 | |
| 103 | $164.08M | -61.2% | 0.035% | 2023 | |
| 104 | $147.48M | 245.8% | 0.031% | 2023 | |
| 105 | $137.11M | -47.8% | 0.029% | 2023 | |
| 106 | $130.35M | 15% | 0.028% | 2023 | |
| 107 | $122.88M | 59.6% | 0.026% | 2023 | |
| 108 | $117.49M | 117.7% | 0.025% | 2023 | |
| 109 | $116.77M | 40.2% | 0.025% | 2023 | |
| 110 | $113.83M | 8.3% | 0.024% | 2023 | |
| 111 | $108.08M | 45.5% | 0.023% | 2023 | |
| 112 | $102.55M | 17% | 0.022% | 2023 | |
| 113 | $95.27M | 29.6% | 0.02% | 2023 | |
| 114 | $77.5M | -57.3% | 0.016% | 2023 | |
| 115 | $76.25M | 154.1% | 0.016% | 2023 | |
| 116 | $75.65M | -6.2% | 0.016% | 2023 | |
| 117 | $69.1M | 23.8% | 0.015% | 2023 | |
| 118 | $68.29M | 581.7% | 0.015% | 2023 | |
| 119 | $67.93M | 12.1% | 0.014% | 2023 | |
| 120 | $67.03M | 47.4% | 0.014% | 2023 | |
| 121 | $53.14M | 1.4% | 0.011% | 2023 | |
| 122 | $52.01M | -19.1% | 0.011% | 2023 | |
| 123 | $50.09M | 44.9% | 0.011% | 2023 | |
| 124 | $47.76M | -26.1% | 0.01% | 2023 | |
| 125 | $46.3M | 4.6% | 0.01% | 2023 | |
| 126 | $45.75M | 125.1% | 0.01% | 2023 | |
| 127 | $38.73M | 12.2% | 0.008% | 2023 | |
| 128 | $38.61M | 11.1% | 0.008% | 2023 | |
| 129 | $38.5M | -5.5% | 0.008% | 2023 | |
| 130 | $37.15M | 217.2% | 0.008% | 2023 | |
| 131 | $35.79M | -39% | 0.008% | 2023 | |
| 132 | $30.2M | 9.1% | 0.006% | 2023 | |
| 133 | $25.13M | -89.7% | 0.005% | 2023 | |
| 134 | $21.34M | -38.6% | 0.005% | 2023 | |
| 135 | $18.29M | 4.1% | 0.004% | 2023 | |
| 136 | $18.21M | -18.3% | 0.004% | 2023 | |
| 137 | $16.1M | 70.6% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 138 | $15.5M | 54% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 139 | $15.11M | 46.8% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 140 | $14.27M | -12.4% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 141 | $13.05M | -9.3% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 142 | $12.23M | 70.4% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 143 | $12.14M | 53.5% | 0.003% | 2023 | |
| 144 | $11.18M | 195.9% | 0.002% | 2023 | |
| 145 | $11.04M | 83.3% | 0.002% | 2023 | |
| 146 | $10.71M | 25.9% | 0.002% | 2023 | |
| 147 | $9.22M | 6.8% | 0.002% | 2023 | |
| 148 | $8.83M | 101.3% | 0.002% | 2023 | |
| 149 | $8.56M | 18.2% | 0.002% | 2023 | |
| 150 | $6.28M | -20.3% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 151 | $5.43M | 1280.1% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 152 | $4.56M | -4.2% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 153 | $4.12M | 43.9% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 154 | $3.94M | 20.4% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 155 | $3.69M | 116.3% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 156 | $3.42M | -33.8% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 157 | $2.91M | -21.4% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 158 | $2.74M | -27.1% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 159 | $2.45M | 95.9% | 0.001% | 2023 | |
| 160 | $2.21M | 68.1% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 161 | $1.96M | 23109.6% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 162 | $1.95M | 3865.7% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 163 | $1.92M | -31.9% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 164 | $1.74M | 12761.7% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 165 | $1.64M | 848.8% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 166 | $1.53M | -12.9% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 167 | $1.4M | 1028.7% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 168 | $989,342.7 | -22.8% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 169 | $791,005.5 | 1013.6% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 171 | $723,598 | -34.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 172 | $715,537.4 | 10.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 173 | $703,382.3 | 0% | 2023 | ||
| 174 | $625,237.3 | -68.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 175 | $524,662 | 14.9% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 176 | $478,977.7 | 723.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 177 | $405,024.1 | -70.3% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 178 | $362,064.9 | -37.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 179 | $361,469.3 | 99.8% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 180 | $355,999 | 26.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 181 | $347,443.6 | -51.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 182 | $329,708.5 | -85.3% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 183 | $311,094.9 | 61.6% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 184 | $263,873.3 | -69.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 185 | $229,143.5 | 27.6% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 186 | $217,856.2 | 11.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 187 | $203,394.6 | -91.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 188 | $184,399 | 1380.1% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 189 | $133,069.4 | 140504.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 190 | $114,910.3 | -23.3% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 191 | $106,299.9 | -27.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 192 | $63,625.79 | -52.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 193 | $53,132.48 | 45.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 194 | $36,622.07 | -14.7% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 195 | $29,193.63 | 8.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 196 | $24,603.65 | -27.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 197 | $22,924.96 | -11.3% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 198 | $16,253.86 | -87.6% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 199 | $11,427.32 | 4615.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 200 | $10,507.84 | -96.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 201 | $8,068.596 | -62.8% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 202 | $8,059.088 | -90.8% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 203 | $6,047.322 | 41.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 204 | $4,901.419 | -34.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 205 | $4,671.635 | -98.8% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 206 | $3,485.364 | -37.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 207 | $2,195.169 | -97.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 208 | $1,642.334 | -67% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 209 | $1,256.496 | -89.2% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 210 | $851.172 | -91.9% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 211 | $687.818 | -98.4% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 212 | $358.189 | -85.9% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 213 | $195.221 | 0% | 2023 | ||
| 214 | $166.952 | 8.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 215 | $166.878 | 1072.5% | 0% | 2023 | |
| 216 | $149.666 | -97.9% | 0% | 2023 |
