United Arab Emirates: Imports, billion dollars

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 United Arab Emirates

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 246.89
 Year 2020
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2001 - 2020
 Average 191.10
 Min - Max 42.05 - 295.60
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2020 is 246.89 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 295.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 125.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2001 to 2020 is 191.1 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 42.05 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 295.6 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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United Arab Emirates - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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United Arab Emirates - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 2001-2020




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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