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Where does the United Arab Emirates get its wristwatches and pocket watches? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported $2.1 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (5 thousand tonnes), 4.4% of the world total. Switzerland sold 67% of the total, followed by Hong Kong (9%) and the United States (5%). The United Arab Emirates was the world’s 10th-largest importer of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
5thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.4%
World rank
10th
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
Switzerland1.4Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $94,884,00466.8%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.19Tonnes: 504USD per tonne: $367,1308.9%Air
United States0.1Tonnes: 135USD per tonne: $705,9564.6%Air
China0.07Tonnes: 2,749USD per tonne: $24,0853.1%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.06Tonnes: 1,010USD per tonne: $61,3452.9%Land
Germany0.06Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $4,997,3512.8%Air
United Kingdom0.05Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $8,934,3292.4%Air
France0.05Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $17,158,2572.1%Air
Italy0.04Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $3,414,4802%Air
Ireland0.02Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $15,634,4040.84%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $711,7210.36%Air
India0.01Tonnes: 81USD per tonne: $82,1460.32%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $1,595,0550.3%Air
Luxembourg0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $4,529,8600.26%Air
Turkey0.01Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $195,2460.25%Air
Kuwait< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $1,238,4590.22%Air
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $450,4770.2%Air
Bahrain< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $2,613,2950.18%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,598,1250.17%Air
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,500,4940.15%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland has been its main source since 2002

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

  • Switzerland 1.4
  • Hong Kong 0.19
  • United States 0.1
  • China 0.07
  • Saudi Arabia 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.11.4
Hong Kong0.170.19
United States< 0.010.1
China< 0.010.07
Saudi Arabia< 0.010.06

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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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