globaltraffic.earth

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

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $4.7 billion of steel (6.5 million tonnes), 1.3% of the world total. China sold 66% of the total, followed by India (9%) and Japan (9%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 23rd-largest importer of steel.

Summary

Value
$4.7billion
Tonnes
6.5million tonnes
Share of world total
1.3%
World rank
23rd
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
China3.1Tonnes: 4,738,252USD per tonne: $64965.9%Sea
India0.43Tonnes: 397,590USD per tonne: $1,0759.2%Sea
Japan0.4Tonnes: 595,364USD per tonne: $6688.5%Sea
South Korea0.13Tonnes: 145,013USD per tonne: $9052.8%Sea
Germany0.08Tonnes: 57,719USD per tonne: $1,3811.7%Sea
Australia0.07Tonnes: 136,832USD per tonne: $5441.6%Sea
Turkey0.07Tonnes: 98,488USD per tonne: $7291.5%Sea
Taiwan0.06Tonnes: 55,495USD per tonne: $1,1221.3%Sea
France0.06Tonnes: 43,832USD per tonne: $1,3051.2%Sea
Austria0.04Tonnes: 31,069USD per tonne: $1,2170.81%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.03Tonnes: 44,497USD per tonne: $7360.7%Sea
Sweden0.03Tonnes: 12,000USD per tonne: $2,3350.6%Sea
Bahrain0.02Tonnes: 32,772USD per tonne: $7440.52%Sea
United States0.02Tonnes: 4,446USD per tonne: $4,6920.45%Sea
Italy0.02Tonnes: 6,584USD per tonne: $2,6820.38%Sea
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 7,769USD per tonne: $2,2350.37%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 6,778USD per tonne: $2,2580.33%Sea
Slovenia0.01Tonnes: 5,372USD per tonne: $2,1970.25%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 11,075USD per tonne: $1,0530.25%Sea
Finland0.01Tonnes: 6,204USD per tonne: $1,8540.25%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2023

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

  • China 3.1
  • India 0.43
  • Japan 0.4
  • South Korea 0.13
  • Germany 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Partner19952024
China0.013.1
India0.030.43
Japan0.020.4
South Korea0.020.13
Germany0.030.08

Sources and methodology

Other products of this country

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