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Where does the United Arab Emirates get its air conditioners? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $1.6 billion of air conditioners (265 thousand tonnes), 2.4% of the world total. China sold 62% of the total, followed by Thailand (15%) and India (5%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 11th-largest importer of air conditioners.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
265thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.4%
World rank
11th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China1Tonnes: 206,713USD per tonne: $4,86462%Sea
Thailand0.24Tonnes: 30,239USD per tonne: $7,80514.6%Sea
India0.07Tonnes: 7,101USD per tonne: $10,3634.5%Sea
South Korea0.07Tonnes: 6,558USD per tonne: $10,7924.4%Sea
United Kingdom0.04Tonnes: 198USD per tonne: $220,5942.7%Air
Saudi Arabia0.03Tonnes: 5,106USD per tonne: $6,7642.1%Land
United States0.03Tonnes: 1,269USD per tonne: $26,2662.1%Sea
Italy0.02Tonnes: 969USD per tonne: $18,2021.1%Sea
Malaysia0.02Tonnes: 1,322USD per tonne: $12,6311%Sea
Turkey0.01Tonnes: 1,069USD per tonne: $10,8610.72%Sea
Spain0.01Tonnes: 472USD per tonne: $18,9990.55%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 194USD per tonne: $40,8140.49%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 437USD per tonne: $17,8150.48%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 435USD per tonne: $17,0010.46%Sea
Germany0.01Tonnes: 188USD per tonne: $38,1700.44%Air
Japan0.01Tonnes: 242USD per tonne: $27,8070.42%Sea
Mexico0.01Tonnes: 683USD per tonne: $8,0920.34%Sea
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 523USD per tonne: $10,3200.33%Sea
Bahrain< 0.01Tonnes: 776USD per tonne: $6,2960.3%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 98USD per tonne: $33,4350.2%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2018

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 1
  • Thailand 0.24
  • India 0.07
  • South Korea 0.07
  • United Kingdom 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.011
Thailand0.030.24
India< 0.010.07
South Korea0.010.07
United Kingdom< 0.010.04

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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