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Supply chains and manufacturing: Taiwan and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2023, Taiwan sold USD 811 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 57.7 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 65 percent, from USD 525 million in 2019 to USD 869 million in 2023.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2023, Taiwan sold USD 811 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 57.7 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 Taiwan: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

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

2019: 479.8Low 458.6 / High 810.82023: 810.8

2019479.8
2020458.6
2021561.9
2022688.8
2023810.8

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 Taiwan: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

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

2019: 45.4Low 33.8 / High 80.42023: 57.7

201945.4
202033.8
202180.4
202255.8
202357.7

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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