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Gateway to the world

The hyper-connected emirate acts as a nerve centre for trillions of dollars of business and investment into the Middle East, Europe, Africa, India, Asia and beyond.

Its strategic global location, combined with business-friendly policies and future-forward infrastructure, have shaped Dubai into a leading global trade, finance and e-commerce powerhouse.

Global trade

A major trade hub and re-export capital, Dubai’s non-oil external trade volumes surged 10% year-on-year (YoY) in the first half of 2021 to 48 million tonnes. China was Dubai’s largest trading partner with US$23.6 billion-worth of trade, followed by India with US$18.27 billion-worth of trade and the USA with US$8.7 billion.

US$30bn Value of exports

The total value of exports from Dubai rose 45% in the first half of 2021.

US$196.5bn Non-oil foreign trade

Dubai’s external trade value surged 31% year-on-year in the first half of 2021.

Trading partners

China is Dubai’s largest trading partner, contributing US$29 billion to the economy in 2019, a 6% increase on the year before India is the second-biggest trading partner, contributing over US$27 billion, a growth of 16% followed by the USA with US$15.5 billion and Switzerland US$12.7 billion. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia maintained its position as Dubai’s largest Arab trade partner. The country was its fifth-biggest partner globally reporting in excess of US$ 11 billion worth of trade in 2019.

China US$23.6 bn

As of H1, 2021, China is Dubai’s top trading partner

India US$18.27 bn

India is Dubai’s second largest trading partner as of 2019.

USA US$8.7 bn

As of 2019, the USA is Dubai’s third largest trading partner.

KSA US$8.3 bn

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Dubai’s forth largest trading partner.

Switzerland US$6.75 bn

Switzerland is Dubai’s fifth largest trading partner as of 2019.

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