United Arab Emirates's import value index (2015 = 100) was 209.3 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 100.48% from 104.4 in 2014 (7.2% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 209.3 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 110.1 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 104.4 | 2014 |
| Highest | 209.3 | 2024 |
| Lowest | 31.3 | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | 128.05 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 31.3 | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, United Arab Emirates' import value index (2015 = 100) rose 29 on 2023 (from 180.3 to 209.3).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +8.28 and a typical year strayed about 15.24 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 38.4 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.9 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 11.83 a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, United Arab Emirates had the 28th highest value of the 204 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 209.3 | 2024 |
| World | 148.1 | 2024 |
Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2024 ranking
- Senegal — 25th of 204: 211.2
- Antigua and Barbuda — 26th of 204: 210.2
- Burkina Faso — 27th of 204: 209.8
- Tajikistan — 29th of 204: 204.6
- Benin — 30th of 204: 204.3
- Morocco — 31st of 204: 198.7
What this measures
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.
All 20 values
| Year | Import value index (2015 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 209.3 |
| 2023 | 180.3 |
| 2022 | 160.3 |
| 2021 | 133 |
| 2020 | 94.6 |
| 2019 | 110.1 |
| 2018 | 93.5 |
| 2017 | 98.4 |
| 2016 | 101 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2014 |
Import value index (2015 = 100) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 61.5 (2024)
- Algeria — 88.2 (2024)
- Bahrain — 127.4 (2024)
- Djibouti — 645.5 (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 134.8 (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 155.8 (2024)
- Iraq — 186.4 (2024)
- Israel — 147.5 (2024)
- Jordan — 131.5 (2024)
- Kuwait — 119.9 (2024)
- Lebanon — 91.1 (2024)
- Libya
More trade data for United Arab Emirates
- Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 163.2 (2024)
- Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 107.8 (2024)
- Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 145.8 (2024)
- Export value index (2015 = 100) — 201.6 (2024)
- Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 100% (2021)
- Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.62% (2021)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.64% (2021)
- Binding coverage, all products (%) — 99.98% (2021)
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's import value index (2015 = 100)?
- 209.3 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 568.69% from 31.3 in 2005 (10.52% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 209.3 in 2024 and the lowest 31.3 in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank?
- 28th highest of 204 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in import value index (2015 = 100) unusual for United Arab Emirates?
- In 2024, United Arab Emirates' import value index (2015 = 100) rose 29 on 2023 (from 180.3 to 209.3). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +8.28 and a typical year strayed about 15.24 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.XD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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