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Where does the United Arab Emirates get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $3.2 billion of aircraft and helicopters (3 thousand tonnes), 2% of the world total. India sold 51% of the total, followed by France (12%) and Sweden (11%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 11th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$3.2billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2%
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
India1.6Tonnes: 1,184USD per tonne: $1,346,68550.5%Air
France0.39Tonnes: 577USD per tonne: $668,40812.2%Air
Sweden0.33Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $12,785,26710.5%Air
Canada0.25Tonnes: 173USD per tonne: $1,422,1827.8%Air
Spain0.24Tonnes: 127USD per tonne: $1,849,9737.5%Air
United States0.11Tonnes: 37USD per tonne: $3,061,0773.6%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.08Tonnes: 150USD per tonne: $513,8982.5%Air
Ireland0.04Tonnes: 32USD per tonne: $1,346,7051.4%Air
Switzerland0.04Tonnes: 36USD per tonne: $1,180,8991.4%Air
Poland0.04Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $458,9501.3%Air
Turkey0.01Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $461,5130.37%Air
Austria0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $825,0060.25%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $2,558,8830.24%Air
China0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $1,145,8380.24%Air
Georgia0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $1,106,4500.16%Air
Kyrgyzstan< 0.01Tonnes: 189USD per tonne: $7,9400.05%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 44USD per tonne: $28,4650.04%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $28,1800.04%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $815,1020.02%Air
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $397,0490.02%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2024

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

  • India 1.6
  • France 0.39
  • Sweden 0.33
  • Canada 0.25
  • Spain 0.24

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India01.6
France0.160.39
Sweden00.33
Canada0.010.25
Spain00.24

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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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