GDP (Billions):
51.0

GDP growth:
5.6%

The Market
A large maket - more than $17 billion in domestic imports annually; gateway to a $150 billion p.a., 1.4 billion population regional import market.

A growing market - Dubai's imports have more than doubled since 1989; regional economic growth and liberalisation is set to boost demand.

A prosperous market - strategic location at the heart of one of the world's richest regions.

A diversified market - wide import requirements; opportunities for suppliers of most products; An accessible market - served by more than 170 shipping lines and 86 airlines; An open market - no exchange controls, quotas or trade barriers.