🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of rice: 2024 trade data
Imports of rice by the United Arab Emirates reached $678.4 million in 2024 (820.3 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. Value rose 4% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of rice by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $678.4M | 820.3K t |
| 2023 | $649.4M | 791.4K t |
| 2022 | $624.1M | 727.0K t |
| 2021 | $431.7M | 593.1K t |
| 2020 | $555.9M | 756.8K t |
| 2019 | $541.8M | 704.0K t |
| 2018 | $701.3M | 861.6K t |
| 2017 | $729.6M | 963.6K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports rice from
India alone supplied 72% of it. Among the main suppliers, Pakistan grew fastest (+55% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $487.9M | 72% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $174.0M | 26% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $6.5M | 1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $2.6M | 0.4% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $1.4M | 0.2% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $1.1M | 0.2% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $916K | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $846K | 0.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $368K | 0.1% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $344K | 0.1% |
Types of rice under HS 1006
| 1006.30 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | 99% |
| 1006.40 | Cereals: rice, broken | 0.4% |
| 1006.20 | Cereals: husked (brown) rice | 0.2% |
| 1006.10 | Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | 0.1% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1006.
Average import price of rice
The average declared value was about $0.83 per kg, 30% above the world average of $0.64. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports rice
Exports of rice by the United Arab Emirates reached $48.5 million in 2024 (108.4 thousand tonnes). Benin alone took 69% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Zimbabwe grew fastest (+494% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇯 Benin | $33.5M | 69% |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $6.5M | 13% |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $1.7M | 3.5% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $1.6M | 3.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.4M | 2.9% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $1.1M | 2.2% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $545K | 1.1% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $374K | 0.8% |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $324K | 0.7% |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | $205K | 0.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 1006: Rice.
Rice trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of rice imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported rice worth $678.4 million in 2024 (820.3 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import rice from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were India (72%), Pakistan (26%), Thailand (1%).
What is the average import price of rice in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $0.83 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.64 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export rice?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported rice worth $48.5 million in 2024, mainly to Benin, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
What is the HS code for rice?
Rice falls under HS heading 1006 (Rice). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading rice with the United Arab Emirates?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds the United Arab Emirates trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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