Strategic Lens

Argentina and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, Argentina sold USD 571 million of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 165 million from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 87 percent in 2023, and 92 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 77.8 million of mineral fuels and oils to Argentina. In 2025, Argentina sold USD 206 million of agricultural and food products to United Arab Emirates.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew about 3.6 times, from USD 5.8 million in 2019 to USD 21.2 million in 2025.
  • BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 87 percent in 2023, and 92 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods is 59 percent below its 2022 peak of USD 1.81 billion.
  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 80 percent, from USD 396 million in 2019 to USD 77.8 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Argentina sold USD 206 million of agricultural and food products, and United Arab Emirates sold almost none.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 736 million
2025, as reported by Argentina
Argentina to United Arab Emirates
USD 571 million
2025, as reported by Argentina
United Arab Emirates to Argentina
USD 165 million
2025, as reported by Argentina

What connects Argentina and United Arab Emirates