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General profile: United Arab Emirates

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
9.441 Millions
3.673 AED/US$
493 102 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 71 020 km²
4.83 %
6.82 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+25.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
117 287
(e) 214 000
300 477
532 797
Merchandise imports
84 654
(e) 165 000
263 417
420 510
Merchandise trade balance
32 633
(e) 49 000
37 059
112 287
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
13 %13 %27 %27 %49 %49 %6 %6 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
74 73957 29256 54041 90222 19174 73957 29256 54041 90222 191
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
4 784
11 736
60 776
(e) 154 667
Services imports
19 367
42 100
81 879
(e) 96 917
Services trade balance
-14 584
-30 364
-21 103
(e) 57 750
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
22.1
20.9
(e) 21.4
(e) 28.4
Travel
67.3
73.1
28.8
(e) 39.5
Other services
10.6
6.0
(e) 49.8
(e) 32.1
TRADE INDICES
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1201041241231041001001071141058870667965574940312523231179810711010396100118120118118106961149997917567616266
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+6.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
182 978
289 787
358 135
493 102
GDP per capita, current US$
42 742
34 166
40 164
52 229
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.86
1.64
5.06
6.82
Current account balance, % of GDP
(e) 13.00
(e) 4.21
(e) 4.90
(e) 12.09
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.673
3.673
3.673
3.673
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
40.815.125.0104.985.740.815.125.0104.985.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+5.0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
10 899.93
8 796.77
8 550.90
22 736.56
FDI outflows
3 750.30
2 015.00
16 691.60
24 833.22
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
22 73720 66719 88417 87510 38510 3549 6058 55111 0729 7659 5677 1528 7971 1345 06314 18712 80610 90010 0044 256951 184-506FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
15.42
6.42
15.49
(e) 46.67
Balance, % of imports
30.05
9.01
18.14
(e) 58.64
Normalized balance
0.131
0.043
0.083
(e) 0.227
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
206184175174166182188186179175175162149151147135118118
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
88%Urban 88%Rural
12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.039 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
986
1 412
1 000
862
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
62.23
63.50
74.69
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
15 140 524
21 238 293
20 300 000
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
4.30
..
2.51
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.08
..
4.90
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023