globaltraffic.earth

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

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $16.5 billion of jewelry (312 tonnes), 14% of the world total. Its main sources were India (30%), Turkey (18%) and Italy (8%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of jewelry.

Summary

Value
$16.5billion
Tonnes
312tonnes
Share of world total
14%
World rank
2nd
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
India5Tonnes: 69USD per tonne: $72,543,79430.1%Air
Turkey2.9Tonnes: 50USD per tonne: $58,835,85817.8%Air
Italy1.3Tonnes: 56USD per tonne: $22,499,8847.7%Air
Switzerland1.1Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $489,654,4936.5%Air
Singapore re-exports0.77Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $72,053,8334.7%Air
Malaysia0.73Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $58,169,2474.4%Air
Armenia0.73Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $70,271,4024.4%Air
Indonesia0.66Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $52,715,5744%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.56Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $78,921,6323.4%Air
United States0.5Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $142,796,0243%Air
France0.47Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $73,109,6582.9%Air
Saudi Arabia0.45Tonnes: 14USD per tonne: $32,215,9072.7%Land
United Kingdom0.27Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $140,586,2831.6%Air
China0.21Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $22,794,3221.3%Air
Bolivia0.18Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $70,191,1411.1%Air
Thailand0.17Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $551,4871.1%Sea
Bahrain0.13Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $67,590,7490.8%Air
Ireland0.07Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $232,448,8590.44%Air
Lebanon0.06Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $47,872,8480.35%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.05Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $10,393,8690.3%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2003

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

  • India 5
  • Turkey 2.9
  • Italy 1.3
  • Switzerland 1.1
  • Singapore 0.77

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Partner19952024
India0.085
Turkey< 0.012.9
Italy0.271.3
Switzerland0.081.1
Singapore0.040.77

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.

See all products