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South Africa vs United Arab Emirates

RankingSouth AfricaUnited Arab EmiratesGap
Countries by reserves and related items
2026-10-28
#45 · 1,961.36 BoP, current US$ million#2 · 45.4k BoP, current US$ millionUnited Arab Emirates leads by 43 places
Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people
2026-10-28
#11 · 179.34 per 100 people#5 · 203.21 per 100 peopleUnited Arab Emirates leads by 6 places
Countries by net trade in goods and services
2026-10-28
#39 · 8.25 BoP, current US$ bn#5 · 123.05 BoP, current US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 34 places
Countries by secondary income, other sectors, payments
2026-10-28
#49 · 2,295.15 BoP, current US$ million#6 · 62.1k BoP, current US$ millionUnited Arab Emirates leads by 43 places
Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person
2026-10-28
#42 · 6.87 t#7 · 20.13 tUnited Arab Emirates leads by 35 places
Countries earning the most from tourism
2026-10-28
#48 · 2.72 US$ bn#9 · 24.62 US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 39 places
Countries by absolute change CO2
2026-10-28
#22 · 3,226.3 thousand#11 · 11.6k thousandUnited Arab Emirates leads by 11 places
Countries with the most air passengers
2026-10-28
#42 · 15.45 million#12 · 91.06 millionUnited Arab Emirates leads by 30 places
Countries by net trade in goods
2026-10-28
#34 · 11.97 BoP, current US$ bn#13 · 58.13 BoP, current US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 21 places
Countries by goods imports
2026-10-28
#40 · 104.47 BoP, current US$ bn#15 · 501.87 BoP, current US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 25 places
Countries by imports of goods and services
2026-10-28
#43 · 126.24 BoP, current US$ bn#17 · 629.4 BoP, current US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 26 places
Countries by imports of goods, services and primary income
2026-10-28
#42 · 146.56 BoP, current US$ bn#18 · 670.19 BoP, current US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 24 places
Most-visited countries by international arrivals
2026-10-28
#45 · 3.89 million#26 · 8.08 millionUnited Arab Emirates leads by 19 places
Countries by charges for the use of intellectual property, payments
2026-10-28
#35 · 1,744.51 BoP, current US$ million#26 · 3,654.19 BoP, current US$ millionUnited Arab Emirates leads by 9 places
Countries by primary income payments
2026-10-28
#48 · 20.32 BoP, current US$ bn#29 · 40.79 BoP, current US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 19 places
Largest economies by GDP
2026-10-28
#40 · 427.18 US$ bn#30 · 552.32 US$ bnUnited Arab Emirates leads by 10 places

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