UAE Imports 2001-2025

UAE imports for 2020 were 246.89 billion US dollars, a 16.48% decline from 2019.
  • UAE imports for 2019 were 295.60 billion US dollars, a 5% increase from 2018.
  • UAE imports for 2018 were 281.54 billion US dollars, a 3.18% decline from 2017.
  • UAE imports for 2017 were 290.78 billion US dollars, a 7.52% increase from 2016.
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.