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France and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, France sold USD 11.1 billion of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 1.76 billion from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 54 percent in 2023, and 59 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 17 thousand people born in France lived in United Arab Emirates. In 2025, France sold USD 26.7 million of mineral fuels and oils to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 1.32 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 138 percent, from USD 5.39 billion in 2019 to USD 12.8 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 74 percent, from USD 451 million in 2019 to USD 784 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew about 3.2 times, from USD 631 million in 2019 to USD 2.03 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, France sold USD 11.1 billion of goods, against USD 1.76 billion the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 1.32 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 26.7 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, France sold USD 756 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 27.9 million the other way.

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); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 12.8 billion
2025, as reported by France
France to United Arab Emirates
USD 11.1 billion
2025, as reported by France
United Arab Emirates to France
USD 1.76 billion
2025, as reported by France

What connects France and United Arab Emirates

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, France sold USD 11.1 billion of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 1.76 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, France sold USD 26.7 million of mineral fuels and oils to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 1.32 billion from it.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, France sold USD 756 million of agricultural and food products to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 27.9 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, France sold USD 1.99 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 48.9 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, France sold USD 442 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 30.5 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, France sold USD 256 million of pharmaceutical products to United Arab Emirates.

Security

Nuclear and spaceIn 2025, France sold USD 277 million of nuclear materials, reactors and spacecraft to United Arab Emirates.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 54 percent in 2023, and 59 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 17 thousand people born in France lived in United Arab Emirates.

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