FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
United Arab Emirates
Agricultural trade profile showing top imported and exported commodities. Data from FAO FAOSTAT (2018–2023).
- $66.2B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $76.5B
- imports, 2018–2023
- -$10.3B
- trade deficit
- $142.8B
- total trade (imports + exports)
United Arab Emirates agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Near-balanced trade book
What FAO trade shows for United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates's |exports-imports| is only 7% of total trade, lower-third imbalance (near parity).
United Arab Emirates recorded cumulative agricultural exports of $66.2B and imports of $76.5B between 2018 and 2023, a deficit of $10.3B. Leading export: Cigarettes; leading import: Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; United Arab Emirates-origin shipments may still qualify for preferential Special rates under applicable FTAs.
Dig deeper: How US import duties work. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cigarettes | $5.7B |
| 2 | Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; homogenized or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences | $653.5M |
| 3 | Whole milk powder | $648.4M |
| 4 | Tea leaves | $482.5M |
| 5 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $469.3M |
| 6 | Refined sugar | $440.3M |
| 7 | Lentils; dry | $297.4M |
| 8 | Almonds; shelled | $264.9M |
| 9 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $244.8M |
| 10 | Coffee extracts | $220.3M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled | $1.1B |
| 2 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $735.7M |
| 3 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $648.3M |
| 4 | Cigarettes | $631.0M |
| 5 | Rice; milled | $629.9M |
| 6 | Rape or colza seed | $617.8M |
| 7 | Whole milk powder | $612.9M |
| 8 | Unmanufactured tobacco | $547.4M |
| 9 | Wheat | $547.1M |
| 10 | Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | $518.1M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Cigarettes
- Leading agricultural import: Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO FAOSTAT peer sets for United Arab Emirates, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($142.8B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (−$10.3B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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