United Arab Emirates Imports

Indicator note: Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)

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United Arab Emirates recorded 92,20 percent of GDP in 2023, the latest year available in this series.

Compared with 2022, the imports increased by 8,51.

Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.

Across 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, the average was 77,18; the minimum was 63,90 in 2018 and the maximum was 92,20 in 2023.

United Arab Emirates ranks 15 out of 194 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.

The latest value is above the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

It is also above the available average for the High income group.

Import dependence and domestic demand.