Strategic Lens

Technology: China and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 15.1 billion of electrical and electronic equipment to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 25.5 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 94 percent, from USD 7.81 billion in 2019 to USD 15.1 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, China sold USD 15.1 billion of electrical and electronic equipment, against USD 25.5 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

China's exports to United Arab Emirates: electrical and electronic equipment

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 7.8Low 7.64 / High 15.122025: 15.12

20197.8
20207.64
20219.42
202211.97
202312.08
202413.48
202515.12

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from United Arab Emirates: electrical and electronic equipment

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

2019: 15.6Low 15.6 / High 34.72025: 25.5

201915.6
202034.7
202122.4
202222
202333.7
202421
202525.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026