European Union vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

European Union
16,988 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
61,380 current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • European Union
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 61,380 current US$ per person against 16,988 current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 44,392 current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.6 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 180.35 current US$ per person 846.98 current US$ per person 666.63 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 814.98 current US$ per person 9,336 current US$ per person 8,521 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 1,949 current US$ per person 12,868 current US$ per person 10,919 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 4,066 current US$ per person 12,182 current US$ per person 8,117 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 8,144 current US$ per person 22,953 current US$ per person 14,808 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 12,182 current US$ per person 39,856 current US$ per person 27,674 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 15,368 current US$ per person 50,357 current US$ per person 34,989 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, European Union or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 61,380 current US$ per person against 16,988 current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between European Union and United Arab Emirates?
44,392 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do European Union and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.