United Arab Emirates: Growth of exports

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 United Arab Emirates

Exports of goods and services, annual growth

 Latest value 6.88
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2002 - 2023
 Average 7.87
 Min - Max -4.30 - 24.54
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 6.88 percent, a decline from 8.46 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 5.52 percent, based on data from 158 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2002 to 2023 is 7.87 percent. The minimum value, -4.3 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 24.54 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values United Arab Emirates: Growth of exports
 2023 6.88
 2022 8.46
 2021 4.08
 2020 3.85
 2019 0.75
 2018 1.68
 2017 -0.32
 2016 5.21




Definition: Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.

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 Terms of trade 107.80 2024 percent
 Trade openness 199.04 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 106.85 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 558.40 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 6.88 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 92.20 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 481.85 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 8.26 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 45.64 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Current account, percent of GDP 14.48 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars 79.97 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 14.65 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 131.03 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 292.32 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.33 2024 percent
 Remittances 1,797.14 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 6,099.39 2024 million USD
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