Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of United Arab Emirates in terms of export sales (selling), including India, United States, and Saudi Arabia. The second lists top trade partners of United Arab Emirates regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to United Arab Emirates.
Kuwait Major Exports
Market Value: 4,064 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 629,985 | 15.50 |
| 2 | India | 525,985 | 12.94 |
| 3 | United States | 459,101 | 11.30 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 369,777 | 9.10 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 250,240 | 6.16 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 209,559 | 5.16 |
| 7 | Jordan | 193,550 | 4.76 |
| 8 | Qatar | 165,088 | 4.06 |
| 9 | Iraq | 146,077 | 3.59 |
| 10 | Turkey | 126,921 | 3.12 |
| 11 | Iran | 110,646 | 2.72 |
| 12 | China | 91,567 | 2.25 |
| 13 | Syria | 85,859 | 2.11 |
| 14 | Libya | 66,246 | 1.63 |
| 15 | Thailand | 62,374 | 1.53 |
| 16 | France | 60,901 | 1.50 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 58,595 | 1.44 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 44,289 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Oman | 40,437 | 0.99 |
| 20 | Lebanon | 37,040 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Malaysia | 34,257 | 0.84 |
| 22 | Germany | 30,939 | 0.76 |
| 23 | Swaziland | 28,702 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Russia | 21,303 | 0.52 |
| 25 | Vietnam | 18,448 | 0.45 |
| 26 | Brazil | 17,335 | 0.43 |
| 27 | Spain | 16,424 | 0.40 |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 14,196 | 0.35 |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 13,364 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Egypt | 12,298 | 0.30 |
| 31 | Philippines | 11,412 | 0.28 |
| 32 | Netherlands | 10,917 | 0.27 |
| 33 | South Korea | 10,786 | 0.27 |
| 34 | Italy | 10,120 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 9,510 | 0.23 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 8,973 | 0.22 |
Kuwait Major Imports
Market Value: 19,852 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | China | 2,552,827 | 12.86 |
| 2 | United States | 2,379,673 | 11.99 |
| 3 | Japan | 2,250,903 | 11.34 |
| 4 | Germany | 1,593,405 | 8.03 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1,272,965 | 6.41 |
| 6 | Italy | 950,827 | 4.79 |
| 7 | India | 898,795 | 4.53 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 857,376 | 4.32 |
| 9 | South Korea | 721,534 | 3.63 |
| 10 | Brazil | 569,591 | 2.87 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 511,274 | 2.58 |
| 12 | Turkey | 453,995 | 2.29 |
| 13 | France | 338,809 | 1.71 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 311,080 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Canada | 292,073 | 1.47 |
| 16 | Thailand | 286,159 | 1.44 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 246,879 | 1.24 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 207,315 | 1.04 |
| 19 | Sweden | 194,636 | 0.98 |
| 20 | Iran | 189,972 | 0.96 |
| 21 | Mexico | 188,390 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Russia | 188,305 | 0.95 |
| 23 | Finland | 186,996 | 0.94 |
| 24 | Libya | 158,588 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Hungary | 148,927 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Ireland | 143,516 | 0.72 |
| 27 | Indonesia | 142,270 | 0.72 |
| 28 | Spain | 137,142 | 0.69 |
| 29 | Austria | 122,657 | 0.62 |
| 30 | Pakistan | 117,597 | 0.59 |
| 31 | New Zealand | 106,465 | 0.54 |
| 32 | Lebanon | 90,136 | 0.45 |
| 33 | Philippines | 85,672 | 0.43 |
| 34 | Belgium | 82,237 | 0.41 |
| 35 | Singapore | 82,086 | 0.41 |
| 36 | Oman | 81,143 | 0.41 |