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United Arab Emirates and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 7.91 billion of goods to United States and bought USD 31.4 billion from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 32 percent in 2023, and 28 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 15 thousand people born in United States lived in United Arab Emirates. In 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 2.8 million of pharmaceutical products to United States and bought USD 649 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 60 percent, from USD 24.6 billion in 2019 to USD 39.3 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 87 percent, from USD 5.29 billion in 2019 to USD 9.87 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 52 percent, from USD 2.90 billion in 2019 to USD 4.40 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 1.52 billion of agricultural and food products, against USD 171 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 9.24 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 632 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 4.11 billion of electrical and electronic equipment, against USD 294 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 39.3 billion
2025, as reported by United States
United Arab Emirates to United States
USD 7.91 billion
2025, as reported by United States
United States to United Arab Emirates
USD 31.4 billion
2025, as reported by United States

What connects United Arab Emirates and United States

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 7.91 billion of goods to United States and bought USD 31.4 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 1.14 billion of mineral fuels and oils to United States and bought USD 387 million from it.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 171 million of agricultural and food products to United States and bought USD 1.52 billion from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 632 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United States and bought USD 9.24 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 294 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United States and bought USD 4.11 billion from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 2.8 million of pharmaceutical products to United States and bought USD 649 million from it.

Security

Defence and armsIn 2025, United States sold USD 1.00 billion of arms and ammunition to United Arab Emirates.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 32 percent in 2023, and 28 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 15 thousand people born in United States lived in United Arab Emirates.

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