Summary
- Philippines → United Arab Emirates
- $390million
- United Arab Emirates → Philippines
- $1.5billion
- The Philippines’ balance
- -$1.1billion
Balance
The Philippines’ trade balance with the United Arab Emirates
Trade between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates grew 4.3-fold since 1996
USD billions (current). The Philippines’ exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.4
- Imports 1.5
- Balance -1.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $124 million | $318 million | -$194 million |
| 1997 | $143 million | $372 million | -$229 million |
| 1998 | $122 million | $266 million | -$144 million |
| 1999 | $64 million | $354 million | -$290 million |
| 2000 | $79 million | $919 million | -$840 million |
| 2001 | $97 million | $637 million | -$540 million |
| 2002 | $97 million | $378 million | -$281 million |
| 2003 | $102 million | $504 million | -$402 million |
| 2004 | $107 million | $106 million | $762 thousand |
| 2005 | $109 million | $229 million | -$120 million |
| 2006 | $165 million | $360 million | -$195 million |
| 2007 | $213 million | $1.3 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2008 | $303 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $221 million | $808 million | -$587 million |
| 2010 | $145 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2011 | $177 million | $1.8 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2012 | $384 million | $2 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2013 | $322 million | $1.1 billion | -$813 million |
| 2014 | $411 million | $897 million | -$485 million |
| 2015 | $411 million | $525 million | -$114 million |
| 2016 | $475 million | $668 million | -$194 million |
| 2017 | $795 million | $953 million | -$157 million |
| 2018 | $621 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2019 | $506 million | $1.5 billion | -$990 million |
| 2020 | $416 million | $524 million | -$108 million |
| 2021 | $423 million | $991 million | -$568 million |
| 2022 | $1.5 billion | $1.9 billion | -$420 million |
| 2023 | $826 million | $1.7 billion | -$836 million |
| 2024 | $390 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What the Philippines sells to the United Arab Emirates
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United Arab Emirates sells to the Philippines
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Manila and Jebel Ali is 4,908 nautical miles (9,089 km) long: ≈ 11.5–14.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Strait of Hormuz.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The United Arab Emirates was the Philippines’ 22nd largest trading partner (0.8% of its trade), and the Philippines was the United Arab Emirates’ 40th (0.3%).
- The United Arab Emirates in the Philippines’ trade
- 0.8%
- The United Arab Emirates’ rank among the Philippines’ partners
- 22nd
- The Philippines in the United Arab Emirates’ trade
- 0.3%
- The Philippines’ rank among the United Arab Emirates’ partners
- 40th
Compare with
Other partners of the Philippines
Other partners of the United Arab Emirates
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.