United Arab Emirates Trade Balance

Key information about United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance

• United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 27.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 26.6 USD bn in the previous month
• United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2009 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of -18.3 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of -7.4 USD bn in Sep 2009 and a record low of -30.0 USD bn in May 2025

CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports and converts it into USD. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Total Exports and Total Imports in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports exclude Oil exports. Trade Balance includes trade from customs warehouses and all type of free zones. Trade Balance prior to January 2017 excludes trade from customs warehouse and all type of free zones.

Further information about United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates's Total Exports reached 39.8 USD bn in Dec 2025, an increase of 27.1% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 48.2 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 27.1% YoY (year-on-year)

View United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance from Jan 2009 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

What was United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance in Sep 2025?

United Arab Emirates's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 27.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 26.6 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-27,945.3 Sep 2025	-26,599.6 Aug 2025	-29,967.0 May 2025	-7,439.0 Sep 2009	USD mn	monthly	Jan 2009 - Sep 2025

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