Import value index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Import value index was 209.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 209.3 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 209.3 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3 2015 = 100, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.06 2015 = 100 | 31.3 2015 = 100 | 75.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.52 2015 = 100 | 62.2 2015 = 100 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.5 2015 = 100 | 94.6 2015 = 100 | 209.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 25 Senegal 211.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 210.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 209.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 29 Tajikistan 204.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 30 Benin 204.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 31 Morocco 198.7 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 7.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in United Arab Emirates?
- Import value index in United Arab Emirates was 209.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 209.3 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for import value index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.