UAE's non-oil foreign trade has achieved significant 24 per cent growth during the first half of 2025, announced His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
In a post on social media platform X, Sheikh Mohammed said "non-oil foreign trade reached AED 1.7 trillion in the first half (double the figures from just five years ago)".
"Our non-oil trade with our international partners surged at a record rate in the first half of 2025, reaching 120 per cent with Switzerland, 33 per cent with India, 41 per cent with Turkey, 29 per cent with the United States, and 15 per cent with China," he highlighted.
Sheikh Mohammed added that the the "numbers speak of our economic relations with the world".
"The numbers speak of unprecedented development for the UAE, led by my brother (UAE President His Highness) Mohammed bin Zayed.
"The numbers say that the future will be more beautiful and greater."
Today, I reviewed the data for the first half of this year regarding the UAE's non-oil foreign trade. It achieved significant growth of 24% compared to the first half of the previous year, while the average growth of global trade was only about 1.75%.
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) July 30, 2025
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