- In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19, the two-way trade exceeded the US $ 1.60 billion where Bangladesh export to UAE was valued at the US $ 380.20 million and import from UAE to Bangladesh stood at the US $ 1222.60 million.
- UAE Investment in Bangladesh: As of September 2020, the UAE’s Net FDI Stock in Bangladesh was US $ $404.15 million, making the UAE the 11th largest major investor in Bangladesh.
- The major invested sectors are power and energy, banking and NBFI, construction and cement, trading, textile and wearing, ICT, food, chemicals etc.