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

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $7.5 billion of computers (48 thousand tonnes), 1.8% of the world total. Its main sources were China (45%), the United States (21%) and Hong Kong (7%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 14th-largest importer of computers.

Summary

Value
$7.5billion
Tonnes
48thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.8%
World rank
14th
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
China3.4Tonnes: 24,734USD per tonne: $137,08345.1%Air
United States1.6Tonnes: 5,495USD per tonne: $289,13021.1%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.52Tonnes: 1,724USD per tonne: $303,1077%Air
Singapore re-exports0.34Tonnes: 1,930USD per tonne: $175,5074.5%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.22Tonnes: 1,295USD per tonne: $167,2892.9%Air
India0.21Tonnes: 748USD per tonne: $286,6392.9%Air
Czechia0.17Tonnes: 1,011USD per tonne: $169,8722.3%Air
Thailand0.16Tonnes: 998USD per tonne: $161,4042.1%Air
Taiwan0.12Tonnes: 224USD per tonne: $514,0231.5%Air
United Kingdom0.11Tonnes: 4,290USD per tonne: $26,5471.5%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.09Tonnes: 758USD per tonne: $116,2911.2%Land
Australia0.08Tonnes: 290USD per tonne: $290,4251.1%Air
Germany0.07Tonnes: 1,209USD per tonne: $58,2320.94%Air
Canada0.07Tonnes: 226USD per tonne: $288,0840.87%Air
Hungary0.06Tonnes: 364USD per tonne: $174,2910.84%Air
Romania0.04Tonnes: 321USD per tonne: $136,6170.58%Air
Ireland0.04Tonnes: 263USD per tonne: $134,7640.47%Air
Malaysia0.03Tonnes: 99USD per tonne: $287,8270.38%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 118USD per tonne: $194,2790.31%Air
Japan0.02Tonnes: 73USD per tonne: $269,7280.26%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2005

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

  • China 3.4
  • United States 1.6
  • Hong Kong 0.52
  • Singapore 0.34
  • Netherlands 0.22

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.013.4
United States0.031.6
Hong Kong0.010.52
Singapore0.040.34
Netherlands0.010.22

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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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