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Who buys the United Arab Emirates’ aircraft and helicopters? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported $2.1 billion of aircraft and helicopters (3 thousand tonnes), 1.4% of the world total. India bought 96% of the total, followed by Uzbekistan (2%) and Bulgaria (1%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 10th-largest exporter of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.4%
World rank
10th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
India2Tonnes: 2,897USD per tonne: $698,85395.8%Air
Uzbekistan0.04Tonnes: 52USD per tonne: $776,7201.9%Air
Bulgaria0.03Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $378,9141.4%Air
Zimbabwe0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $15,965,5540.56%Air
Kenya< 0.01Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $157,8820.12%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $433,7540.11%Air
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.1%Sea
Georgia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $639,1770.03%Air
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $155,1490.03%Air
Nigeria< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $213,3150.01%Air
Iceland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $76,2220%Air
Zambia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $597,8620%Air
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $895,6670%Air
Saudi Arabia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $646,2920%Land
Mauritius< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $145,3010%Air
Angola< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $241,6670%Air
Panama< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $102,7670%Air
Paraguay< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $658,3330%Air
Seychelles< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $981,2500%Air
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $37,9320%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

India has been its main destination since 2021

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

  • India 2
  • Uzbekistan 0.04
  • Bulgaria 0.03
  • Zimbabwe 0.01
  • Kenya < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India02
Uzbekistan00.04
Bulgaria00.03
Zimbabwe00.01
Kenya0< 0.01

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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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