Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 15.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 15.6% for value of imports from china as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 199.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1976.
United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -24.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +47.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +38.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +69.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +42.5% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +100.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -47.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +103.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 15.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 24,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.421 % change on previous year (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,090 current US$ per person (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.421 % change on previous year (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.4487 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 15.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1976.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).