Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

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

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

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.7513 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5682 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.2526 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6089 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.3213 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7069 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$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
0.7513 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.