DMCC's US Company Count Rises 6.5% to 740, Almost Half of American Firms in the UAE

The figures show how heavily American companies entering the UAE are concentrated in one free zone. DMCC sits in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers district and also counts commodity traders, crypto firms and technology companies among its members.

DMCC said its US members work in technology, professional services, precious metals and stones, energy, media and marketing, and crypto and Web3. It did not say which sectors drove the past year's growth.

The free zone tied the growth to wider trade between the two countries. Citing goods trade of $39.1 billion in 2025, up 13% from the year before, it said US exports to the UAE rose 16.2% to $31.4 billion. That made the UAE the largest US export market in the Middle East and North Africa for the 17th year in a row, DMCC said.

"The economic partnership between the UAE and the United States continues to deepen," Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DMCC's executive chairman and chief executive, said in the statement.

The announcement followed DMCC's Made For Trade Live roadshow in Miami, held with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the UAE Consulate General in Miami. The day before, DMCC hosted a Dubai-Latin America Trade, Investment and Private Wealth Roundtable with the consulate, focused on private wealth, family offices and international expansion.

Bin Sulayem said Miami and Dubai both serve as gateways to international markets. He said DMCC wants more American businesses to use Dubai as a base for expanding into the Middle East, Africa and Asia.