Dubai reports about AED1 trillion in gold trade in 2025
Officials reviewed six directions for a gold strategy and formed a committee to develop its implementation plan.
Event / data period: 2026-10-08
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Dubai’s foreign gold trade reached about AED1 trillion in 2025, up 60% from a year earlier. Figures reviewed at a committee meeting and reported on 8 October put physical gold traded in the UAE at around 2,750 tonnes. WAM said this ranked the country second among global physical gold trading hubs and estimated that 13–15% of gold traded worldwide passes through Dubai annually.
The six strategic directions reviewed at the meeting cover the gold value chain, including supply, refining, trading, storage, finance, pricing, digital tokenisation and retail. The committee will identify actionable initiatives, define roles and partners, and propose a governance model and execution timelines. The announcement did not give final targets or an implementation schedule.
Data
Dubai and UAE gold trade
2025 gold-sector indicators reviewed at a committee meeting and reported by WAM on 8 October.
- Dubai foreign gold trade
- ≈1 trillion AED
- 2025 · Observed
- UAE physical gold trading volume
- ≈2,750 tonnes
- 2025 · Observed
Methodology
Values are 2025 indicators reported by WAM. AED1 trillion and 2,750 tonnes are approximate; the latter is physical gold trading volume. These are source-reported volume indicators, not forecasts or prices.
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