Dubai, UAE – The comprehensive economic partnership agreements signed by the UAE with a group of major countries and geographical regions in 2021 enhanced the flow of exports of national goods and merchandise to foreign markets.
Since the first agreements with India entered into force in early May 2022, the value of national exports has increased by 121%. To reach 814 billion dirhams, with a total weight of 123 million tons, compared to 368.5 billion dirhams in 2022, with a weight of 115.3 million tons.
At the end of 2025, the contribution of exports increased to 21.6% of the UAE’s total non-oil trade, for the first time in the UAE’s history. Compared to 18.8% at the end of 2024, up from 16.5% in 2022 and only 14.1% 6 years ago, specifically at the end of 2019.
UAE non-oil exports reached AED 814 billion by the end of 2025, a growth rate exceeding 45.5% compared to 2024, and an increase of 85% compared to 2023. This continues its upward trajectory over the years, exceeding three times the export figure in 2019 and more than double the figure in 2022 and 2021.
Non-oil exports were the best performing and most growing component of the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade.
