Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Indian Firms in Dubai Surge as Trade Ties Deepen
More Indian companies are choosing Dubai as a place to do business.
By June 2026, 85,841 Indian companies were active members of Dubai Chamber.
This was 15% more than a year earlier.
Thousands of new Indian firms joined during the first half of 2026.
Trade between India and Dubai has grown significantly over the past decade.
In 2025, their non-oil trade was worth $60.6 billion.
Indian companies have also invested billions of dollars in Dubai.
Companies from Dubai and the UAE have invested in India as well.
Officials say a trade agreement and Dubai’s business connections are helping companies reach more markets.
Active Indian companies registered with Dubai Chamber reached 85,841 by June 2026, up 15% year on year.
A total of 7,579 Indian firms joined Dubai Chamber during the first half of 2026.
Dubai’s non-oil trade with India reached a record $60.6 billion in 2025, rising 15% from the previous year.
Indian investments in Dubai totaled nearly $8.8 billion from 2016 to 2025, including $2.3 billion in 2025.
Companies invested $9.3 billion across 147 projects in India during 2016-2025, creating 55,274 jobs.
- Who
- Indian companies, Dubai Chambers, and businesses in India and the UAE; Dubai Chambers President Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah provided the figures.
- What
- The number of active Indian companies registered with Dubai Chamber rose to 85,841, alongside increased trade and investment between India and the UAE.
- When
- By the end of June 2026; the investment and trade figures cover periods from 2016 to 2025, with trade data also reported for 2025.
- Where
- Dubai and India.
- Why
- Businesses are using Dubai as a regional base, while the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement has reduced trade barriers and improved market access.
- Indian companies in Dubai Chamber
- 85,841 active members by the end of June 2026
- New Indian firms in first half of 2026
- 7,579
- Year-on-year increase
- 15 per cent
- Dubai-India non-oil trade in 2025
- $60.6 billion
- Indian investment in Dubai, 2016-2025
- Nearly $8.8 billion
- Investment in India, 2016-2025
- $9.3 billion across 147 projects
- Jobs created in India
- 55,274