UAE Foreign Trade Nears Dh3 Trillion in First Nine Months of 2026 Up 10 Per Cent Year on Year
What happened
The UAE's foreign trade reached near Dh3 trillion in the first nine months of 2026, marking a 10 percent year-on-year increase.
The Context
- Outpacing regional headwinds: The milestone comes despite shifting global trade flows and regional geopolitical tensions, driven by deliberate efforts to diversify supply routes away from chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz.
- Top-tier export surge: Outbound shipments to the country's ten largest trading partners jumped 31 percent year-on-year, led by sustained non-oil exchange with China, Switzerland, and India.
- Momentum from early 2026: The nine-month performance builds on a first half where non-oil trade expanded 13.1 percent to Dh1.937 trillion, tracking closely against full-year 2025 volumes of Dh3.8 trillion.
The Number
— this trade volume demonstrates that capital, goods, and commercial partnerships are consolidating in Gulf logistics hubs, opening wider access to diversified international markets.
Takeaway
Expect sustained double-digit expansion through year-end as the UAE scales its Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements to capture shifting global supply chains.
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