OECD members vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

OECD members
11,313 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
53,754 current US$ per person
in 2025
OECD members rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

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

  • OECD members
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 53,754 current US$ per person against 11,313 current US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 42,441 current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 4.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 164.42 current US$ per person 1,282 current US$ per person 1,117 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 656.79 current US$ per person 4,023 current US$ per person 3,366 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 1,581 current US$ per person 6,188 current US$ per person 4,607 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 3,070 current US$ per person 9,428 current US$ per person 6,358 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 5,880 current US$ per person 18,147 current US$ per person 12,267 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 8,417 current US$ per person 30,918 current US$ per person 22,501 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 10,341 current US$ per person 42,077 current US$ per person 31,736 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$), per capita, OECD members or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 53,754 current US$ per person against 11,313 current US$ per person in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
42,441 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do OECD members and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
OECD members ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.