Southern Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports

Southern Asia
4.0%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
1.3%
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
24th

Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports over time

  • Southern Asia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 4.0% against 1.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.0 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Southern Asia ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 39 groups.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 2.7% 0.8% 1.9% Southern Asia
2010s 3.6% 1.4% 2.3% Southern Asia
2020s 4.0% 1.3% 2.7% Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Southern Asia or United Arab Emirates?
Southern Asia, at 4.0% against 1.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Southern Asia and United Arab Emirates?
2.7%, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and United Arab Emirates?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Southern Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
Southern Asia ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
263 places, 6,253 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed