This page displays a table with United Arab Emirates Imports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.



United Arab Emirates Imports By Category Value Year
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $114.88B 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $78.71B 2023
Electrical, electronic equipment $63.05B 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $40.84B 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $33.67B 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $21.26B 2023
Plastics $6.40B 2023
Iron and steel $6.24B 2023
Pharmaceutical products $6.17B 2023
Articles of iron or steel $5.76B 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $5.29B 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $4.62B 2023
Copper $4.15B 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $3.96B 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $3.46B 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $3.18B 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $3.15B 2023
Organic chemicals $3.11B 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $2.94B 2023
Clocks and watches $2.73B 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $2.71B 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $2.66B 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $2.51B 2023
Rubbers $2.22B 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $2.18B 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $2.17B 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $2.08B 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $1.91B 2023
Ores slag and ash $1.80B 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $1.77B 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $1.71B 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $1.63B 2023
Cereals $1.54B 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $1.43B 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $1.35B 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $1.34B 2023
Aluminum $1.34B 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $1.31B 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $1.27B 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $1.16B 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $1.12B 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $1.08B 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $1.05B 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $989.12M 2023
Manmade filaments $963.09M 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $930.92M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $900.93M 2023
Glass and glassware $860.74M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $845.71M 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $834.19M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $811.97M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $756.62M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $725.99M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $696.46M 2023
Ceramic products $694.20M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $693.71M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $678.68M 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $661.29M 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $642.08M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $442.05M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $345.31M 2023
Zinc $339.30M 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $301.94M 2023
Nickel $274.69M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $267.79M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $265.84M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $228.24M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $215.73M 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $183.76M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $176.39M 2023
Cotton $171.13M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $146.54M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $142.33M 2023
Headgear and $139.82M 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $134.68M 2023
Live animals $121.83M 2023
Fertilizers $115.32M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $110.93M 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $109.45M 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $101.81M 2023
Lead $98.98M 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $80.62M 2023
Lac, gums, resins $59.69M 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $48.99M 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $46.84M 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $36.95M 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $32.70M 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $32.18M 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $25.75M 2023
Tin $25.61M 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $24.48M 2023
Silk $23.96M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $19.01M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $13.81M 2023
Cork and articles of cork $10.82M 2023
Products of animal origin $5.41M 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $5.00M 2023




united arab emirates Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Current Account to GDP 9.30 11.70 25.00 0.10 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 1388300000.00 1216000.00 1388300000.00 128570.00 AED Million [+]
Gold Reserves 74.37 75.02 75.02 0.00 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 2817.00 2922.00 4033.00 990.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Non Oil Exports 423600.00 368366.10 423600.00 1432.00 AED Million [+]
Terrorism Index 0.23 1.24 2.45 0.00 Points [+]
Weapons Sales 14.00 17.00 194.00 1.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]