Arab World vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Arab World
0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Arab World rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Arab World
  • United Arab Emirates
0.20.40.60.81196119932025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.6807 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.6 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Arab World ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 45 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3963 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5682 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.3033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.2719 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1912 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.4038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6089 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2051 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.4081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4183 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.3883 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6399 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Arab World or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Arab World and United Arab Emirates?
0.6807 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Arab World and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Arab World ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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