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Supply chains and manufacturing: Russia and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2023, Russia sold USD 176 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 954 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew about 3.4 times, from USD 328 million in 2019 to USD 1.13 billion in 2023.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2023, United Arab Emirates sold USD 954 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 176 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

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

USD million · 2019 to 2023, calendar years, as reported by United Arab Emirates

2019: 182.1Low 168.5 / High 419.62023: 175.7

2019182.1
2020168.5
2021419.6
2022172.6
2023175.7

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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

USD million · 2019 to 2023, calendar years, as reported by United Arab Emirates

2019: 146.1Low 127.5 / High 954.12023: 954.1

2019146.1
2020127.5
2021184.2
2022495.4
2023954.1

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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