INTERNATIONAL
TRADE

Exports:
$47.6 billion (f.o.b.)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates
Exports - partners:
Japan 30%, India 7%, Singapore 6%, South Korea 4%, Oman, Iran
(1999)
Imports:
$28.6 billion (f.o.b.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
Imports - partners:
Japan 9%, UK 8%, US 8%, Italy 6%, Germany, South Korea (1999)
Debt - external:
$12.6 billion (2001 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
$NA
Currency:
Emirati dirham (AED)
Currency code:
AED
Exchange rates:
Emirati dirhams per US dollar - central bank mid-point rate: 3.6725
(since 1997), 3.6710 (1995-96)