UAE Trade to GDP Ratio 2001-2024

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • UAE trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 166.57%, a 0.81% decline from 2019.
  • UAE trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 167.38%, a 9.46% increase from 2018.
  • UAE trade to gdp ratio for 2018 was 157.92%, a 14.88% decline from 2017.
  • UAE trade to gdp ratio for 2017 was 172.80%, a 1.9% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
Luxembourg 372.27%
Hong Kong 350.68%
Malta 333.00%
Singapore 331.69%
San Marino 304.90%
Ireland 247.06%
Slovak Republic 168.48%
UAE 166.57%
Cyprus 162.73%
Hungary 155.42%
Belgium 155.34%
Seychelles 153.48%
Slovenia 146.59%
Netherlands 146.46%
Bahrain 140.22%
Estonia 138.98%
Lithuania 136.91%
Czech Republic 133.15%
Aruba 124.16%
Switzerland 121.79%
Macao 121.50%
Latvia 120.20%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 114.71%
Brunei 110.29%
Palau 106.34%
Cayman Islands 105.47%
Denmark 103.76%
Puerto Rico 103.51%
Poland 100.32%
Austria 99.71%
Faroe Islands 96.51%
Antigua and Barbuda 94.35%
Oman 91.88%
Qatar 90.02%
Croatia 89.14%
Sweden 83.21%
Greenland 82.70%
Germany 81.15%
Northern Mariana Islands 77.39%
Portugal 76.24%
Greece 71.84%
Finland 71.50%
Bermuda 69.20%
South Korea 69.03%
Iceland 67.98%
Panama 67.41%
Norway 65.35%
Barbados 64.74%
Guam 63.67%
Canada 61.16%
Spain 60.12%
United Kingdom 58.77%
Chile 58.18%
Bahamas 57.93%
France 56.78%
Italy 55.27%
Israel 50.96%
Saudi Arabia 49.71%
Uruguay 46.69%
French Polynesia 46.44%
Australia 44.14%
New Zealand 43.98%
Japan 31.33%
Argentina 30.20%
United States 23.10%
UAE Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2020 166.57% -0.81%
2019 167.38% 9.46%
2018 157.92% -14.88%
2017 172.80% 1.90%
2016 170.90% 1.43%
2015 169.48% 5.45%
2014 164.03% 2.93%
2013 161.10% 1.13%
2012 159.97% 12.58%
2011 147.39% 8.50%
2010 138.89% -14.57%
2009 153.46% 4.95%
2008 148.51% 11.72%
2007 136.80% 17.33%
2006 119.47% -0.08%
2005 119.55% 2.93%
2004 116.62% 14.32%
2003 102.30% 9.23%
2002 93.07% 3.21%
2001 89.86% 3.21%