Dubai Chambers highlights record AED222.5 billion non-oil trade with India in 2025
Summary
Dubai Chambers said economic ties between Dubai and India are expanding through increased trade, investment and cooperation in future-focused sectors. Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026 in New Delhi, Dubai Chambers President and CEO Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah said Dubai’s non-oil trade with India reached a record AED222.5 billion in 2025, up 15% year on year. The forum brought together investors and senior executives from India and around the world and was attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Why it matters
The record trade value and continued investment cooperation could create more opportunities for businesses engaged in Dubai–India commerce and future-focused sectors.
Dubai / UAE impact
Dubai-based companies and investors may benefit from stronger commercial ties with India, although the supplied information does not specify particular sectors, projects or policy changes.
Dubai Chambers has highlighted the continued expansion of economic ties between Dubai and India, driven by growing trade and investment flows and increasing cooperation in future-focused sectors. His Excellency Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, discussed the strength o