Logistics profile

United Arab Emirates

AE · ARE Western Asia High income

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United Arab Emirates (ARE) maps 17 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 13 airports, and 45 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

Ports

Airports

Locations

Trade Zones

Airlines

Logistics Performance

World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)

Global LPI rank#7/139
Overall LPI score4.00/5.00
UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)307.9 · 2024-Q1
Port connectivity (PLSCI)775.5 · Jebel Ali
Infrastructure quality4.1
Customs efficiency3.7

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

279route-km

World Bank WDI · 2021

Container throughput

20,300,000TEU

World Bank WDI · 2022

Air freight

13,566.2M ton-km

World Bank WDI · 2023

Maritime territory (EEZ)

51,674km²

Marine Regions

Logistics sites

496

OpenStreetMap

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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties

Total: 4

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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1980

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Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994

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Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of… Party · 2007

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Customs Convention on the International Transport of… Party · 2007

UN Treaty Collection

Trade Flow

Top export market India

Top import source China

Lead export good Mineral fuels & oils

Lead import good Pearls, precious stones & metals

Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022

CEPII BACI

Preferential Trade

Total: 4

FTA & EIA India - United Arab Emirates
CU Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
FTA Morocco - United Arab Emirates
FTA Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)

World Bank DTA

Fiscal & Tariffs

CurrencyAED UAE Dirham
MFN applied tariff5.0% avg · 2021

ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI

Commodity Profile

Agriculture (60) Rapeseed or canola oil, crude 438k t · 2023
Minerals (8) petroleum, crude 180.0M t · 2023
Energy (1) Primary energy production 11.8 quad Btu · 2024

FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA

Trade Controls

Total: 3

3 UN · 0 EU

AL WASEL AND BABEL GENERAL TRADING LLC
WAFA HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION

UN Sanctions

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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 17

17 seaports in United Arab Emirates — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Fateh Oil Terminal AEFAT 36.5 m Jazirat Das AEDAS 21.6 m Zirkuh Oil Field AEZUR 20.1 m Hulaylah Oil Terminal AEHTL 20.1 m Al Jazeera Port AEJAZ 20.0 m

Sources the SMDG Terminal Code List the NGA World Port Index

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Airports

Total: 13

13 airports in United Arab Emirates, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Al Maktoum International Airport DWC 14764 ft Dubai International Airport DXB 14590 ft Zayed International Airport AUH 13471 ft Sharjah International Airport SHJ 13320 ft Al Ain International Airport AAN 13123 ft

Source OurAirports

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Locations

Total: 45

45 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in United Arab Emirates — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Jebel Ali AEJEA Port Abu Dhabi AEAUH Port, Road, Airport, Postal Dubai AEDXB Port, Road, Airport, Postal Mina Khalifa/Abu Dhabi AEKHL Port Ras al Khaimah AERKT Port, Airport

Sources GeoNames UN/LOCODE

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Trade Zones

Total: 50

50 special economic and free-trade zones in United Arab Emirates, with type and operator.

The Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) ozm-4626 Diversified Zone Dubai South ozm-4648 Free Trade Zone Khalifa Port Free Trade Zone (KPFTZ) ozm-4647 Free Trade Zone Jebel Ali Free Zone ozm-4646 Free Trade Zone Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) ozm-4645 Free Trade Zone

Source Open Zone Map

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Airlines

Total: 6

6 air carriers registered in United Arab Emirates, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Air Arabia G9 Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight MO Emirates EK Etihad Airways EY Cargo Plus Aviation 8L

Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes

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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey

OGL↗

TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)

Etalab 2.0↗

Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference

Compiled (public facts)

commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration

Public domain (US gov)↗

commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT

CC BY 4.0 IGO↗

LocationsGeoNamesGeoNames

CC BY 4.0↗

InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)

CC0↗

AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes

Factual code list↗

Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records

Public (official lists)↗

fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217

Factual code list↗

LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE — free↗

InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map

CC BY↗

InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap

ODbL 1.0↗

AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports

Public domain↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List

UN — open↗

Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List

UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection

UN — open↗

Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD

CC BY 3.0 IGO↗

Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database

CC BY 4.0↗

Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index

CC BY 4.0↗

Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators

CC BY 4.0↗

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index

Public domain (US gov)↗