Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 137.6 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 137.6 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 137.6 2015 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.6 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places United Arab Emirates 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 71.1 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 70.6 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 81.5 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 84.8 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 89.3 2015 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 96.8 2015 = 100 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4 2015 = 100 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 110.5 2015 = 100 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 111.5 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 107.9 2015 = 100 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 107.2 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 102.7 2015 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 105.2 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 104.2 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 105.8 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 115.3 2015 = 100 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 125.1 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 124.9 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 128.3 2015 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 137.6 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 137.6 2015 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 126.7 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 137.6 2015 = 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 125.2 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.92 2015 = 100 | 70.6 2015 = 100 | 96.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.7 2015 = 100 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | 111.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.83 2015 = 100 | 105.8 2015 = 100 | 137.6 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in United Arab Emirates?
- Import unit value index in United Arab Emirates was 137.6 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 137.6 2015 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for import unit value index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.