United Arab Emirates Total Imports

2009 - 2020 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

United Arab Emirates Total Imports recorded 18.0 USD bn in Sep 2020, compared with a value of 19.5 USD bn in the previous month. United Arab Emirates Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2009 to Sep 2020, with an average number of 15.7 USD bn. The data reached an all-time high of 23.8 USD bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 8.9 USD bn in Sep 2009. CEIC converts monthly Total Imports into USD. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Imports include trade from customs warehouses and all type of free zones. Total Imports prior to January 2017 exclude trade from customs warehouse and all type of free zones.

In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates Total Imports dropped 19.0 % YoY in Sep 2020. Total Exports dropped 6.6 % YoY, to 19.1 USD bn in Sep 2020. United Arab Emirates Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 10.7 USD bn in Sep 2020.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
18,008.7 Sep 2020	19,509.5 Aug 2020	8,948.1 Sep 2009	23,783.1 Dec 2017	USD mn	monthly	Jan 2009 - Sep 2020

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	447.0 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jan 2021
Algeria (USD mn)	3,097.4 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Argentina (USD mn)	4,395.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Nov 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	407.6 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Australia (USD mn)	19,972.1 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1971 - Nov 2020
Austria (USD mn)	15,548.7 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Nov 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	918.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	3,578.5 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2018 - Sep 2020
Bangladesh (USD mn)	4,147.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1986 - Nov 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	2,762.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Oct 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	27,705.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Dec 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	591.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	874.2 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	616.4 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Nov 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	18,406.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Dec 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	532.1 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Nov 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn)	3,208.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	4,842.1 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Sep 2020
Canada (USD mn)	38,241.3 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Dec 2020
Chile (USD mn)	5,720.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Dec 2020
China (USD mn)	203,754.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Dec 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	3,706.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Oct 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	2,370.6 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Oct 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	809.1 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	15,837.7 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	8,891.7 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Dec 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	1,810.3 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Dec 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	5,117.9 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 1994 - Oct 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	1,794.3 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Dec 2020
European Union (USD mn)	177,629.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2020
Finland (USD mn)	5,677.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2020
France (USD mn)	51,891.7 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	538.1 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jan 2021
Germany (USD mn)	107,332.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Nov 2020
Ghana (USD mn)	972.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Mar 2005 - Sep 2020
Greece (USD mn)	5,402.3 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	56,495.5 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Dec 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	11,044.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Nov 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	513.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Dec 2020
India (USD mn)	42,600.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Apr 1990 - Dec 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	14,437.9 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Dec 2020
Iran (USD mn)	54,459.2 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Ireland (USD mn)	8,542.3 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Dec 2020
Israel (USD mn)	7,591.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Dec 2020
Italy (USD mn)	38,924.2 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Dec 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	843.3 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Apr 2020
Japan (USD mn)	57,513.4 Jan 2021	monthly	Apr 1995 - Jan 2021
Jordan (USD mn)	1,502.4 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1972 - Nov 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	3,129.7 Nov 2020	monthly	Sep 1995 - Nov 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	1,460.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Dec 2020
South Korea (USD mn)	44,637.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Dec 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	433.2 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Dec 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	2,135.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Aug 2020
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	277.1 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Nov 2020
Laos (USD mn)	1,246.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	1,715.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Dec 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	954.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	3,063.9 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	1,815.3 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Nov 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	1,504.2 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
North Macedonia (USD mn)	821.5 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Nov 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	197.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jun 2020
Malaysia (USD mn)	18,088.2 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Dec 2020
Malta (USD mn)	431.1 Dec 2020	monthly	Oct 1994 - Dec 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	410.7 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Dec 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	34,980.2 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Nov 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	522.9 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	407.3 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Dec 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	219.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Dec 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	4,891.5 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2020
Mozambique (USD mn)	492.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Sep 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	1,408.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 2010 - Aug 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	1,155.8 Jan 2021	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jan 2021
Netherlands (USD mn)	45,329.5 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	3,782.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Dec 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	4,365.6 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Oct 2020
Norway (USD mn)	6,475.6 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1976 - Jan 2021
Oman (USD mn)	1,763.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Sep 2020
Pakistan (USD mn)	5,004.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2020
Palestinian Territory (USD mn)	459.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Oct 2020
Panama (USD mn)	843.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	804.3 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jan 2021
Peru (USD mn)	3,301.2 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Nov 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	7,521.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Nov 2020
Poland (USD mn)	23,021.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	6,813.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Dec 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	2,347.5 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Dec 2020
Romania (USD mn)	8,546.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Dec 2020
Russia (USD mn)	21,323.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	11,050.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Oct 2020
Serbia (USD mn)	2,606.1 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Nov 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	30,547.0 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1964 - Jan 2021
Slovakia (USD mn)	7,707.5 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Dec 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	3,386.9 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	6,312.9 Dec 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Dec 2020
Spain (USD mn)	29,066.2 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Dec 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	1,383.7 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Nov 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	1,078.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Sep 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	13,990.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Dec 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	21,984.9 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jan 2021

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	5.5 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	23,083.467 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	4,217.595 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	8.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn)	480.859 2025	yearly	1991 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn)	637.452 2025	yearly	1999 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn)	444.440 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Consolidated Government: Expenditures: Current (AED mn)	330,220.113 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	1.367 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-10,702.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Sep 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	19,782.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Oct 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-1.6 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Oct 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	7,811,223.881 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	1,049,613.063 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	125,412.288 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	18,008.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Sep 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-19.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Sep 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	2,327,521.283 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	620,119.687 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	285.785 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Oct 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	1,376.357 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Aug 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	9,367.968 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	40,777.655 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn)	7,779.36 Dec 2017	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2017

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	15,902.0 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	29,652.8 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	7.0 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	13,778.1 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	3.3 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	1,116.406 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	37.927 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
BoP: Current Account (AED bn)	108.900 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn)	263.800 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Imports: CIF (AED bn)	-984.000 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Imports: FOB (AED bn)	-885.600 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Net (AED bn)	-2.200 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (AED bn)	0.000 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Trade Balance: FOB (AED bn)	274.600 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn)	-265.500 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Transfers: Net (AED bn)	-171.100 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Direct Investment (AED bn)	-7.800 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
BoP: Capital and Financial Account (CF) (AED bn)	-73.500 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Exports and Re-Exports (AED bn)	1,160.200 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Trade Balance: CIF (AED bn)	176.200 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account (AED bn)	-73.500 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Investment Income: Net (AED bn)	7.600 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Direct Investment: Outw... (AED bn)	-58.400 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Direct Investment: Inwa... (AED bn)	50.600 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Portfolio Investment (AED bn)	4.100 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
BoP: Change in Reserves (AED bn)	-35.800 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn)	38,519.597 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	7.7 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Sep 2020
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	103.0 2019	yearly	2013 - 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	163,392.784 Dec 2020	monthly	Jun 1991 - Dec 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	402,615.929 Dec 2020	monthly	Jun 1991 - Dec 2020
M2 Growth (%)	4.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Dec 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	1.0 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	102,164.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jun 1973 - Dec 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	25.209 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2012 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	5.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Sep 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	3,502.340 Dec 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Dec 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	0.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Dec 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	513,150.442 Dec 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - Dec 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	409,840.7 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Dec 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	3.1 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Dec 2020
Household Debt (USD mn)	438,803.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	439,346.222 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Oct 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	2.94 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2014 - Sep 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	75.28 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Mar 2020
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn)	114,268.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Nov 2020
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn)	1,768,002.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Nov 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn)	1,450,183.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Nov 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn)	584,525.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Nov 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%)	7.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2021
Banks Deposits (AED bn)	1,884.545 Dec 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - Dec 2020
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn)	1,486,531.000 Jun 2018	monthly	Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

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