Strategic Lens

Trade in goods: Palestine and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2023, Palestine sold USD 24.2 million of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 77.4 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 54 percent, from USD 66.0 million in 2019 to USD 102 million in 2023.

Constraints

  • BothTrade is concentrated: agricultural and food products were 51 percent of goods trade between them in 2023.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by United Arab Emirates to Palestine in 2023: Palestine reports USD 77.4 million and United Arab Emirates reports USD 137 million.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Palestine's exports to United Arab Emirates: goods

USD million · 2019 to 2023, calendar years, as reported by Palestine

2019: 32.4Low 18.3 / High 32.42023: 24.2

201932.4
202018.3
202119.8
202227.6
202324.2

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Palestine's imports from United Arab Emirates: goods

USD million · 2019 to 2023, calendar years, as reported by Palestine

2019: 33.5Low 30 / High 82.62023: 77.4

201933.5
202030
202166
202282.6
202377.4

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026