European Union vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
European Union
16,418 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
53,754 current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- European Union
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 53,754 current US$ per person against 16,418 current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 37,336 current US$ per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.3 times European Union's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th 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 | 196.19 current US$ per person | 1,282 current US$ per person | 1,086 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 860.82 current US$ per person | 4,023 current US$ per person | 3,162 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1,972 current US$ per person | 6,188 current US$ per person | 4,216 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 3,961 current US$ per person | 9,428 current US$ per person | 5,467 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 8,052 current US$ per person | 18,147 current US$ per person | 10,095 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 11,662 current US$ per person | 30,918 current US$ per person | 19,255 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 15,063 current US$ per person | 42,077 current US$ per person | 27,014 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, European Union or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 53,754 current US$ per person against 16,418 current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between European Union and United Arab Emirates?
- 37,336 current US$ 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 imports (current us$), per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.