Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.20 trillion current US$
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
320.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
24th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.20 trillion current US$ against 320.42 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 884.51 billion current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 3.8 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 93.83 billion current US$ 9.27 billion current US$ 84.55 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 139.51 billion current US$ 12.80 billion current US$ 126.71 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 172.57 billion current US$ 21.17 billion current US$ 151.40 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 631.50 billion current US$ 82.78 billion current US$ 548.71 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.09 trillion current US$ 205.76 billion current US$ 881.43 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 1.08 trillion current US$ 272.64 billion current US$ 807.16 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.20 trillion current US$ against 320.42 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
884.51 billion current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.