The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA), which the UAE has concluded with 36 countries so far, have enabled the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade to surpass $1 trillion (AED3.8 trillion) in 2025, said a senior official.
EDGE Group, an UAE-based defence company, has announced that its contracts under execution exceed $25 billion, underscoring the strong international demand for its products and solutions. About 50% of those contracts are allocated to exports and are scheduled over multi-year timelines.
The value Bahrain’s non-oil imports decreased by 17% and non-oil of exports (national origin) decreased by 10% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the Foreign Trade report released by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA).
Abu Dhabi's non-oil foreign trade rose 36 per cent in 2025, exceeding AED415.4 billion ($113.11 billion) compared with approximately AED306 billion in 2024, Abu Dhabi Customs said.
Saudi Arabia achieved record growth in date exports in 2025, with their value reaching SAR1.938 billion ($516.89 million), a 14.3% increase compared to 2024 and a significant 59.5% surge since 2021.
Saudi non-oil exports achieved a historic performance in 2025, rising to SAR624 billion ($166.36 billion) from SAR543 billion in 2024 and recording 15% annual growth, while their share of total exports increased from 39% to 44%, the highest in history.
Oman’s oil exports recorded a 3 percent increase by the end of January 2026, reaching 26,600,200 barrels compared to 25,821,300 barrels during the same period in 2025.
The UAE’s industrial exports reached a record value of AED262 billion ($71.34 billion) in 2025 for the first time, recording 25% growth compared to 2024 and more than doubling since the establishment of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology in 2020.
Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose by 32.3% in October 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
The total value of Bahrain’s non-oil exports (national origin) increased by 12% to reach BD358 million ($949.68 million) during November 2025, compared to BD319 million for same month in 2024.
