UAE Trade Balance 2001-2023

External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • UAE trade balance for 2020 was $88.35B, a 18.53% decline from 2019.
  • UAE trade balance for 2019 was $108.45B, a 2.59% decline from 2018.
  • UAE trade balance for 2018 was $111.33B, a 19.37% increase from 2017.
  • UAE trade balance for 2017 was $93.26B, a 3.41% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
Germany $218.91B
Singapore $109.48B
Netherlands $91.61B
UAE $88.35B
Ireland $80.52B
Italy $68.29B
South Korea $60.60B
Australia $50.20B
Switzerland $47.71B
Poland $33.91B
Luxembourg $25.17B
Sweden $24.53B
Denmark $22.55B
Spain $18.60B
Israel $18.46B
Puerto Rico $17.73B
Czech Republic $16.60B
Austria $13.07B
Qatar $11.87B
Argentina $11.57B
Chile $11.53B
United Kingdom $9.69B
Belgium $9.00B
Hong Kong $6.62B
Lithuania $5.29B
Slovenia $4.97B
Hungary $3.03B
Panama $2.77B
Uruguay $2.33B
Saudi Arabia $2.03B
Bahrain $1.95B
Malta $1.91B
Slovak Republic $1.74B
Bermuda $1.73B
Oman $1.70B
Cayman Islands $0.78B
Finland $0.58B
Brunei $0.53B
Macao $0.51B
San Marino $0.37B
Latvia $0.33B
Estonia $0.03B
Faroe Islands $-0.04B
Antigua and Barbuda $-0.06B
Seychelles $-0.07B
Iceland $-0.12B
Barbados $-0.33B
Cyprus $-0.34B
Aruba $-0.35B
Greenland $-0.38B
New Zealand $-0.82B
Bahamas $-0.86B
French Polynesia $-1.40B
Virgin Islands (U.S.) $-1.59B
Guam $-3.01B
Norway $-3.04B
Croatia $-4.04B
Portugal $-4.91B
Japan $-12.18B
Greece $-14.54B
Canada $-33.82B
France $-51.81B
United States $-627.50B
UAE Trade Balance - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2020 $88.35B 25.28%
2019 $108.45B 25.94%
2018 $111.33B 26.07%
2017 $93.26B 23.88%
2016 $90.18B 24.42%
2015 $94.98B 25.65%
2014 $123.48B 29.82%
2013 $139.74B 34.91%
2012 $135.77B 35.30%
2011 $99.89B 28.49%
2010 $59.72B 20.61%
2009 $14.82B 5.84%
2008 $29.09B 9.22%
2007 $20.56B 7.97%
2006 $39.50B 17.78%
2005 $28.21B 15.62%
2004 $15.54B 10.51%
2003 $11.87B 9.55%
2002 $6.52B 5.94%
2001 $8.73B 8.45%