United Arab Emirates - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 9.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 11.12 in 1981, while its lowest value was 4.56 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1976 6.43
1977 6.05
1978 4.56
1979 9.42
1980 6.54
1981 11.12
1982 7.96
1983 7.77
1984 9.03
1985 8.79
1986 7.82
1987 7.75
1988 6.73
1989 7.83
1990 8.29
1991 5.83
1992 4.95
1993 5.44
1994 5.19
1995 6.56
1996 6.21
1997 6.14
1998 6.34
1999 6.83
2000 6.40
2001 8.72
2002 7.68
2003 7.50
2004 4.77
2005 4.90
2006 6.84
2007 5.19
2008 5.04
2009 5.67
2010 5.58
2011 6.04
2012 7.49
2013 4.59
2014 4.63
2015 4.69
2016 6.90
2017 8.77
2018 8.70
2019 9.58
2020 9.65

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in United Arab Emirates was 225,741,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 276,025,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 160,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 160,000,000
1961 170,000,000
1962 170,000,000
1963 180,000,000
1964 205,000,000
1965 225,000,000
1966 237,000,000
1967 240,000,000
1968 280,000,000
1969 307,000,000
1970 267,000,000
1971 309,000,000
1972 482,000,000
1973 821,000,000
1974 1,705,000,000
1975 2,685,000,000
1976 3,337,000,000
1977 5,055,000,000
1978 5,371,000,000
1979 6,966,000,000
1980 8,746,000,000
1981 9,646,000,000
1982 9,440,000,000
1983 8,294,000,000
1984 6,936,000,000
1985 6,549,000,000
1986 6,422,000,000
1987 7,226,000,000
1988 8,522,000,000
1989 10,010,000,000
1990 11,199,000,000
1991 13,746,000,000
1992 17,410,000,000
1993 20,994,000,000
1994 22,775,000,000
1995 23,778,000,000
1996 30,563,000,000
1997 34,107,000,000
1998 32,588,000,000
1999 31,721,000,000
2000 35,009,000,000
2001 37,293,000,000
2002 42,652,000,000
2003 52,074,000,000
2004 72,082,000,000
2005 84,654,000,000
2006 100,057,000,000
2007 150,123,000,000
2008 200,327,000,000
2009 170,121,000,000
2010 187,001,000,000
2011 229,932,000,000
2012 256,528,000,000
2013 270,579,000,000
2014 276,025,000,000
2015 263,417,000,000
2016 266,576,000,000
2017 273,710,000,000
2018 261,538,000,000
2019 267,937,000,000
2020 225,741,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 45.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 88.15 in 1979, while its lowest value was 34.80 in 2014.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 79.45
1971 80.48
1972 82.21
1973 80.98
1974 76.24
1975 78.98
1976 85.46
1977 86.59
1978 86.79
1979 88.15
1980 83.97
1981 84.59
1982 83.63
1983 85.17
1984 85.50
1985 83.70
1986 82.30
1987 80.45
1988 75.58
1989 76.68
1990 73.29
1991 71.22
1992 73.65
1993 70.11
1994 72.91
1995 70.01
1996 69.44
1997 71.13
1998 72.99
1999 70.36
2000 73.02
2001 71.77
2002 72.64
2003 66.05
2004 46.10
2005 49.78
2006 49.31
2007 48.25
2008 50.26
2009 41.84
2010 35.80
2011 39.76
2012 46.49
2013 35.50
2014 34.80
2015 34.89
2016 36.18
2017 48.24
2018 49.29
2019 45.43
2020 45.05

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 54.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 54.07 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.22 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1970 14.11
1971 13.09
1972 12.69
1973 13.37
1974 16.19
1975 13.86
1976 12.33
1977 11.29
1978 9.02
1979 9.65
1980 9.40
1981 8.67
1982 8.22
1983 12.20
1984 12.01
1985 13.93
1986 15.58
1987 17.32
1988 18.04
1989 20.66
1990 21.06
1991 22.57
1992 22.10
1993 23.70
1994 24.30
1995 27.37
1996 28.21
1997 27.70
1998 25.55
1999 28.33
2000 26.49
2001 28.11
2002 27.03
2003 33.15
2004 29.37
2005 32.24
2006 30.51
2007 33.20
2008 35.88
2009 30.67
2010 32.72
2011 35.58
2012 46.43
2013 26.56
2014 27.38
2015 27.89
2016 32.27
2017 51.34
2018 49.94
2019 53.81
2020 54.07

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 22.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 26.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.44 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1970 2.48
1971 3.05
1972 3.54
1973 3.40
1974 3.31
1975 2.83
1976 2.68
1977 2.98
1978 2.44
1979 3.21
1980 3.60
1981 3.15
1982 2.83
1983 3.73
1984 3.94
1985 4.69
1986 5.58
1987 7.06
1988 8.16
1989 9.20
1990 10.81
1991 12.58
1992 12.28
1993 12.91
1994 12.79
1995 14.52
1996 15.13
1997 14.88
1998 13.10
1999 10.70
2000 13.59
2001 12.31
2002 13.27
2003 14.85
2004 10.96
2005 12.52
2006 12.65
2007 14.43
2008 14.41
2009 11.95
2010 10.89
2011 10.89
2012 17.93
2013 9.09
2014 10.84
2015 11.46
2016 11.80
2017 26.00
2018 22.33
2019 22.70
2020 22.62

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 5.30 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1976 0.17
1977 0.15
1978 0.02
1979 0.33
1980 0.25
1983 0.80
1984 0.63
1985 0.88
1986 0.75
1987 0.81
1988 1.00
1989 1.24
1990 0.78
1991 0.61
1992 0.70
1993 0.77
1994 1.19
1995 1.29
1996 1.15
1997 1.31
1998 1.19
1999 2.25
2000 1.18
2001 1.33
2002 0.22
2003 2.58
2004 2.81
2005 3.08
2006 2.96
2007 3.18
2008 5.30
2009 2.26
2010 2.04
2011 1.77
2012 4.59
2013 2.41
2014 2.22
2015 1.90
2016 2.38
2017 4.21
2018 2.82
2019 3.16
2020 3.20

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 3.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 3.23 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.18 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1976 0.27
1977 0.30
1978 0.33
1979 0.37
1980 0.82
1981 0.18
1982 0.19
1983 0.36
1984 0.84
1985 0.54
1986 0.64
1987 0.64
1988 0.69
1989 0.74
1990 0.65
1991 0.62
1992 0.53
1993 0.52
1994 0.84
1995 0.74
1996 0.86
1997 0.93
1998 0.82
1999 0.79
2000 0.58
2001 0.84
2002 0.79
2003 1.64
2004 1.26
2005 1.63
2006 1.43
2007 1.46
2008 1.10
2009 1.14
2010 1.23
2011 1.58
2012 2.33
2013 1.40
2014 1.40
2015 1.51
2016 1.48
2017 2.23
2018 2.28
2019 3.23
2020 3.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 3.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.35 in 1974, while its lowest value was 1.05 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1970 3.48
1971 3.57
1972 3.38
1973 4.20
1974 6.35
1975 5.54
1976 3.17
1977 2.38
1978 1.91
1979 1.50
1980 1.05
1981 1.34
1982 1.19
1983 1.93
1984 1.85
1985 2.84
1986 3.16
1987 4.16
1988 3.41
1989 3.69
1990 3.23
1991 2.81
1992 2.48
1993 2.55
1994 2.32
1995 2.58
1996 2.74
1997 2.75
1998 2.62
1999 5.76
2000 2.72
2001 5.02
2002 3.96
2003 3.13
2004 2.66
2005 1.99
2006 2.75
2007 1.92
2008 1.65
2009 2.58
2010 2.88
2011 3.01
2012 4.20
2013 1.45
2014 1.62
2015 1.70
2016 3.12
2017 3.09
2018 3.84
2019 3.37
2020 3.41

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 12.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 14.58 in 2011, while its lowest value was 3.38 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 6.89
1971 5.63
1972 4.89
1973 4.67
1974 5.33
1975 4.60
1976 5.43
1977 4.86
1978 3.71
1979 3.79
1980 3.38
1981 3.87
1982 3.99
1983 4.95
1984 4.28
1985 4.67
1986 5.15
1987 4.43
1988 4.53
1989 5.55
1990 5.26
1991 5.68
1992 5.97
1993 6.77
1994 6.64
1995 7.50
1996 7.67
1997 6.95
1998 6.98
1999 8.20
2000 7.83
2001 7.32
2002 7.83
2003 9.68
2004 10.54
2005 11.56
2006 9.34
2007 10.32
2008 10.48
2009 11.27
2010 13.17
2011 14.58
2012 11.31
2013 7.26
2014 6.25
2015 6.58
2016 7.35
2017 8.47
2018 10.07
2019 11.70
2020 12.01

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 9.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 9.65 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 1.26
1971 0.84
1972 0.89
1973 1.09
1974 1.20
1975 0.89
1976 0.60
1977 0.62
1978 0.61
1979 0.45
1980 0.31
1981 0.12
1982 0.02
1983 0.43
1984 0.48
1985 0.31
1986 0.31
1987 0.22
1988 0.25
1989 0.23
1990 0.32
1991 0.27
1992 0.14
1993 0.17
1994 0.52
1995 0.74
1996 0.66
1997 0.87
1998 0.84
1999 0.63
2000 0.58
2001 1.29
2002 0.96
2003 1.27
2004 1.13
2005 1.45
2006 1.38
2007 1.88
2008 2.94
2009 1.48
2010 2.51
2011 3.75
2012 6.07
2013 4.96
2014 5.05
2015 4.73
2016 6.13
2017 7.34
2018 8.62
2019 9.65
2020 9.61

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in United Arab Emirates was 0.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 37.95 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.12 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 6.44
1971 6.43
1972 5.09
1973 5.65
1974 7.57
1975 7.16
1976 2.21
1977 2.12
1978 4.19
1979 2.20
1980 6.63
1981 6.73
1982 8.15
1983 2.64
1984 2.48
1985 2.38
1986 2.11
1987 2.23
1988 6.38
1989 2.66
1990 5.65
1991 6.21
1992 4.25
1993 6.19
1994 2.80
1995 2.62
1996 2.35
1997 1.17
1998 1.46
1999 1.32
2000 0.49
2001 0.12
2002 0.33
2003 0.80
2004 24.52
2005 17.98
2006 20.18
2007 18.55
2008 13.86
2009 27.49
2010 31.48
2011 24.65
2012 7.08
2013 37.95
2014 37.81
2015 37.22
2016 31.55
2017 0.42
2018 0.77
2019 0.77
2020 0.88

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in United Arab Emirates was $225,493,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $300,648,000,000 in 2014 and $270,100,000 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $270,100,000
1971 $311,000,000
1972 $494,700,000
1973 $837,100,000
1974 $1,773,900,000
1975 $2,745,400,000
1976 $3,419,700,000
1977 $5,186,100,000
1978 $5,376,800,000
1979 $6,956,600,000
1980 $8,569,900,000
1981 $9,366,400,000
1982 $9,439,700,000
1983 $8,356,000,000
1984 $7,043,200,000
1985 $6,484,000,000
1986 $6,431,000,000
1987 $6,901,000,000
1988 $8,526,000,000
1989 $9,559,000,000
1990 $11,472,000,000
1991 $13,764,700,000
1992 $17,414,000,000
1993 $19,520,000,000
1994 $21,024,000,000
1995 $20,973,000,000
1996 $22,628,000,000
1997 $22,969,590,000
1998 $24,728,000,000
1999 $35,746,230,000
2000 $25,426,740,000
2001 $29,560,400,000
2002 $30,352,500,000
2003 $38,623,780,000
2004 $72,714,900,000
2005 $81,646,260,000
2006 $98,891,250,000
2007 $128,239,000,000
2008 $177,173,000,000
2009 $165,477,000,000
2010 $188,278,000,000
2011 $212,536,000,000
2012 $262,928,000,000
2013 $296,962,000,000
2014 $300,648,000,000
2015 $289,017,000,000
2016 $272,698,000,000
2017 $257,713,000,000
2018 $244,885,000,000
2019 $250,631,000,000
2020 $225,493,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports