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For the UAE overall crude oil makes up 28% of exports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates#/media/File:United_Arab_Emirates_Expor

For the UAE overall crude oil makes up 28% of exports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates#/media/File:United_Arab_Emirates_Exports_Treemap_2017.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Arab_Emi... and Refined petroleum 15% If you want to see an Arab country that has run out of oil, look at Yemen.

prepend 6y ago
My understanding is that Yemen has lots of reserves at 8 billion barrels [0] but never really produced or imported. So aren’t they a better example of never oil rather than once had oil? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Yemen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Yemen