The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of India share a comprehensive economic partnership underpinned by strong trade, investment, and commercial ties.
Bilateral trade reached approximately USD 100.06 billion in FY 2024–25, up from USD 72.87 billion in FY 2021–22, prior to the entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Signed in February 2022, the UAE–India CEPA was the UAE's first comprehensive economic partnership agreement and entered into force on May 1, 2022, helping drive bilateral trade beyond the USD 100 billion milestone.
The UAE remains one of India's largest trading partners, while India is the UAE's second-largest trading partner. Bilateral trade spans a diverse range of sectors, including petroleum products, gems and jewelry, food products, textiles, chemicals, electronics, and engineering products.
The UAE's principal exports to India include petroleum and petroleum products, precious metals and stones, gems and jewelry, minerals, chemicals, and wood and wood products. The UAE is also India's fourth-largest supplier of crude oil and second-largest supplier of LNG and LPG.
The UAE is among India's leading foreign investors. Cumulative UAE foreign direct investment (FDI) in India reached approximately USD 22.85 billion between April 2000 and 2025. In FY 2024–25, the UAE ranked as India's fifth-largest source of FDI, with investments totaling USD 4.3 billion, and remains India's seventh-largest FDI investor overall.
UAE investments are concentrated in key sectors, including infrastructure and construction, computer software and hardware, services, power, and trading.
Leading UAE companies with investments in India include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Mubadala, ADQ, IHC, DP World, Emaar Properties, Sharaf Group, TAQA, Borouge, ADNOC, Ducab, Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, and Mashreq, reflecting the breadth and depth of bilateral economic cooperation.
Building on the success of the CEPA, the UAE and India continue to expand their economic partnership by strengthening trade and investment, fostering private-sector collaboration, and advancing cooperation in strategic sectors, including advanced technology, the digital economy, renewable energy, food security, logistics, and innovation, in support of sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity.
