ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia came on top of the Gulf countries in terms of the value of the UAE non-oil trade with a value of AED21.2 billion with 40% of the total non-oil trade with the GCC countries. KSA was followed by Oman with a value of AED12.3 billion with 23%, Qatar with AED7.6 billion at 14%, Kuwait with AED7 billion with 13%, and Bahrain with a value of AED5 billion representing 9% of the total non-oil trade with the GCC countries. According to the preliminary statistical data of the Federal Customs Authority (FCA), the share of the UAE non-oil trade with the GCC countries in the first half 2015 reached 10% of the total non-oil trade with the world, amounting to AED53 billion. The total non-oil direct trade of the UAE with the world stood AED534.1 billion in first half of 2015 compared to AED521.8 billion year-on-year, achieving a growth of 2 percent . In a statement, Commissioner Ali Al Kaabi, head of the FCA said that the UAE total direct non-oil trade is considerably stable despite the economic crisis witnessed by many countries around the world. In terms of trade with the Arab countries, the FCA preliminary data showed that the UAE total non-oil trade with the Arab states over the past year constitutes 17% of total non-oil trade of the country with the world, with a value of AED90.9 billion. According to the FCA, the non-oil imports to the UAE from the Arab countries amounted to AED25.8 billion in the first half 2015, i.e. 8% of the total non-oil imports. Saudi Arabia came on top of five Arab countries exporting to UAE with a value of AED7.5 billion with 28% of the UAE total non-oil trade with the Arab countries, followed by Sudan, with AED3.1 billion with 12%, the Sultanate of Oman with AED2.7 billion i.e. 10%, Libya with AED 2.4 billion, i.e. 9%, then Iraq with AED 2.2 billion with 8% of the UAE total non-oil trade with the Arab countries.
