Strategic Lens

Mexico and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, Mexico sold USD 622 million of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 893 million from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 90 percent in 2023, and 91 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2025, Mexico sold USD 77.4 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 38.7 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: Mexico sold USD 622 million and United Arab Emirates sold USD 893 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 103 percent, from USD 223 million in 2019 to USD 453 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 54 percent, from USD 75.5 million in 2019 to USD 116 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Mexico sold USD 54.3 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 1.51 billion
2025, as reported by Mexico
Mexico to United Arab Emirates
USD 622 million
2025, as reported by Mexico
United Arab Emirates to Mexico
USD 893 million
2025, as reported by Mexico

What connects Mexico and United Arab Emirates