What is the price of table salt in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

As of January 2023, table salt in United Arab Emirates (UAE) is US$ 0.23 per kg (0.85 AED), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much table salt did the UAE export in 2023?

The UAE exported 18,714 tonnes of table salt in 2023.

What was the export value of UAE table salt in 2023?

The export value was US$4,355,724 in 2023.

What is the latest export price for UAE table salt?

The latest export unit value is US$0.2328 per kg.

What is the UAE's world rank in table salt exports?

The UAE ranked #57 out of 146 exporters in 2023.

Is the UAE a net exporter or importer of table salt?

The UAE is a net exporter of table salt.

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Table Salt Prices in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

US$ 0.23 / kg

0.85 AED / kg

MoM ▲ 5.4% YoY ▲ 5.4%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (AED)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.23	0.85	▲ 5.4%	▲ 5.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in United Arab Emirates (UAE) available is US$ 0.23 per kg (0.85 AED), up 5.4% year-on-year.

In 2023, the United Arab Emirates exported 18,714 tonnes of table salt valued at US$4,355,724, ranking #57 among 146 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value declining by 9.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for table salt is US$0.2328 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, United Arab Emirates (UAE) exported $4.4M (18.7 kt) of table salt▼ 9.6% YoY. That ranks #57 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$4.4M

Export value

18.7 kt

Export volume

#57 / 146

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.23

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data United Arab Emirates (UAE) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$4.4M	18.7 kt	$0.23
2022	$4.8M	21.8 kt	$0.22
2021	$4.7M	29.6 kt	$0.16
2020	$4.2M	19.3 kt	$0.22

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) exported 38,820 tonnes of table salt. In 2019 alone, the market for United Arab Emirates (UAE) table salt (processed category) has decreased, with a change of -5.109 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports increased by 6.61% netting United Arab Emirates (UAE) US$3.61m for the year 2019. United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s table salt exports are classified as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) table salt export values

In 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipped table salt costing 3.61m USD, a surge of 8.12% from 2018's total table salt export of 3.339m USD. The annual change in value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 10.563 percent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was 6.61% compared to a variation of -5.109% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s stake of the world's total table salt's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 29 in world exports of table salt.

Export markets for United Arab Emirates (UAE) table salt ( in '000$ )

United Arab Emirates (UAE) ordered 293,061 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Middle East

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Middle East countries:

Bahrain$1.16/kg Cyprus$0.58/kg Oman$0.26/kg Saudi Arabia$0.05/kg Turkey$0.13/kg

Other Processed Prices in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Latest prices for other processed in United Arab Emirates (UAE):

Sugar$0.72/kg Coffee$3.50/kg Copra$2.82/kg Palm Oil$1.24/kg Sesame oil$2.33/kg Cocoa Beans$2.37/kg Butter$5.74/kg Wheat flour$0.59/kg Milk & Cream$1.25/kg Natural Honey$2.68/kg Tempeh$3.14/kg Beer$1.31/kg Black Tea$4.78/kg Green Tea$3.68/kg Mineral water$0.22/kg

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