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Defence and arms: South Africa and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2022, South Africa sold USD 61.8 million of arms and ammunition to United Arab Emirates.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in arms and ammunition grew about 4.0 times, from USD 15.4 million in 2019 to USD 61.8 million in 2022.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2022, South Africa sold USD 61.8 million of arms and ammunition, and United Arab Emirates sold almost none.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

South Africa's exports to United Arab Emirates: arms and ammunition

USD million · 2019 to 2022, calendar years, as reported by South Africa

2019: 15.4Low 1.9 / High 61.82022: 61.8

201915.4
20201.9
202113.9
202261.8

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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