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Supply chains and manufacturing: Australia and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 469 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 47.3 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 82 percent, from USD 284 million in 2019 to USD 516 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Australia sold USD 469 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 47.3 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Australia's exports to United Arab Emirates: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Australia

2019: 243Low 189.6 / High 4692025: 469

2019243
2020189.6
2021211.4
2022278.7
2023365.8
2024468.5
2025469

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Australia's imports from United Arab Emirates: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Australia

2019: 40.9Low 40.6 / High 76.22025: 47.3

201940.9
202040.6
202147.2
202276.2
202372.9
202455.4
202547.3

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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