The UAE maintained its position in the top positions on the global trade map, ranking 16th globally in goods exports and 20th globally in goods imports, while on the services trade side, it ranked 19th globally as an importer of services and 42nd globally in services exports.

According to the UAE Ministry of Economy, the value of non-oil foreign trade during 2015 is expected to reach 1 trillion and 750 billion dirhams '476.4 billion dollars" achieving a growth of up to 10 percent: 18.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif'; color: #333333;'>.The figures for the first half of 2015 are positive indicators for the UAE's foreign trade, including direct trade.

The volume of non-oil foreign trade - including free zone trade - amounted to one trillion and 632 billion dirhams during 2014, with direct trade reaching one trillion and 72 billion dirhams '291.9 billion dollars'. The value of imports amounted to 696.4 billion dirhams (189.6 billion dollars). While the value of exports amounted to 132.2 billion dirhams '36 billion dollars" and the value of re-exports 243.7 billion dirhams “66.3 billion dollars", while the volume of trade of the UAE free zones for 2014 has not been released in its final form, but expectations indicate that it is about 560 billion dirhams "152.4 billion dollars".