Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Iran
10.7%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
11.5%
in 2023
Iran rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
29th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Iran
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520196419932023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 11.5% against 10.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Iran ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 205 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 4.0% 6.6% 2.5% United Arab Emirates
1990s 4.9% 9.5% 4.6% United Arab Emirates
2000s 4.4% 9.9% 5.6% United Arab Emirates
2010s 4.8% 14.4% 9.5% United Arab Emirates
2020s 9.6% 13.3% 3.6% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Iran or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 11.5% against 10.7% in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Iran and United Arab Emirates?
0.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Iran and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Iran ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-economies-in-the-arab-world-percent-of-total-merchandise-exports/iran-islamic-rep/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-economies-in-the-arab-world-percent-of-total-merchandise-exports/iran-islamic-rep/united-arab-emirates/">Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.