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

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $28.2 billion of mobile phones (66 thousand tonnes), 4.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Hong Kong (24%), Saudi Arabia (23%) and China (23%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 4th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$28.2billion
Tonnes
66thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.5%
World rank
4th
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
Hong Kong re-exports6.8Tonnes: 7,336USD per tonne: $933,21024.3%Air
Saudi Arabia6.4Tonnes: 4,150USD per tonne: $1,550,48022.9%Land
China6.4Tonnes: 41,372USD per tonne: $154,08622.6%Air
India2.5Tonnes: 2,554USD per tonne: $994,8249%Air
United States2Tonnes: 3,176USD per tonne: $641,3407.2%Air
Singapore re-exports0.62Tonnes: 930USD per tonne: $668,5952.2%Air
United Kingdom0.55Tonnes: 827USD per tonne: $670,6902%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.34Tonnes: 571USD per tonne: $595,5471.2%Air
Germany0.32Tonnes: 499USD per tonne: $645,3211.1%Air
Malaysia0.28Tonnes: 302USD per tonne: $925,9970.99%Air
Taiwan0.18Tonnes: 427USD per tonne: $433,5010.66%Air
Morocco0.16Tonnes: 289USD per tonne: $545,8430.56%Air
Thailand0.13Tonnes: 201USD per tonne: $667,7020.48%Air
Kuwait0.13Tonnes: 103USD per tonne: $1,291,7770.47%Air
South Korea0.11Tonnes: 258USD per tonne: $430,6030.39%Air
Bahrain0.11Tonnes: 158USD per tonne: $673,9710.38%Air
Czechia0.11Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $1,725,7750.37%Air
Canada0.09Tonnes: 101USD per tonne: $873,4730.31%Air
Indonesia0.08Tonnes: 567USD per tonne: $146,2380.29%Air
Kyrgyzstan0.08Tonnes: 92USD per tonne: $867,3600.28%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Hong Kong has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Hong Kong 6.8
  • Saudi Arabia 6.4
  • China 6.4
  • India 2.5
  • United States 2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Hong Kong0.036.8
Saudi Arabia< 0.016.4
China< 0.016.4
India< 0.012.5
United States0.012

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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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