- During recent years, there has been exponential growth in bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
- Total bilateral trade between the UAE and US grew from approximately $5.22 billion in 2004 to $24.5 billion in 2018.
- The UAE is one of the largest Foreign Military Sales customers of the US, purchasing more than $20 billion in US defense hardware and services over the past decade, including one of the world’s largest non-US F-16 fleets.
- Combined, UAE airlines are the largest customers of Boeing aircraft. Moreover, UAE investments in the US support hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and provide liquidity to capital markets that spurs innovation and advancements across several sectors.
