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United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom

First country

Second country

In 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 3.00 billion of goods to United Kingdom and bought USD 10.7 billion from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 49 percent in 2023, and 55 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 27 thousand people born in United Kingdom lived in United Arab Emirates. In 2025, United Kingdom sold USD 306 million of pharmaceutical products to United Arab Emirates.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 55 percent, from USD 475 million in 2019 to USD 736 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 106 percent, from USD 801 million in 2019 to USD 1.65 billion in 2025.
  • BothThe number of people born in United Kingdom who live in United Arab Emirates rose from 12 thousand in 1990 to 27 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 1.41 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 18.7 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United Kingdom sold USD 683 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 52.1 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United Kingdom sold USD 4.31 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 108 million the other way.

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); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 13.7 billion
2025, as reported by United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates to United Kingdom
USD 3.00 billion
2025, as reported by United Kingdom
United Kingdom to United Arab Emirates
USD 10.7 billion
2025, as reported by United Kingdom

What connects United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 3.00 billion of goods to United Kingdom and bought USD 10.7 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 1.41 billion of mineral fuels and oils to United Kingdom and bought USD 18.7 million from it.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 52.1 million of agricultural and food products to United Kingdom and bought USD 683 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 108 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Kingdom and bought USD 4.31 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 250 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United Kingdom and bought USD 1.40 billion from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, United Kingdom sold USD 306 million of pharmaceutical products to United Arab Emirates.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 49 percent in 2023, and 55 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 27 thousand people born in United Kingdom lived in United Arab Emirates.

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