Indian businesses top list of companies joining Dubai Chamber of Commerce

A recent analysis by Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has revealed that Indian investors topped the list of new non-Emirati companies joining the chamber during the first half of this year, with 7,860 new companies.

Pakistan ranked second on the list with 3,968 new companies joining in the same time frame, while Egypt followed with 2,355 new companies registering as members of the chamber.

During the first half of the year, 1,358 new Syrian companies joined the chamber, placing the country fourth among the top nationalities of new member companies. The United Kingdom ranked fifth with 1,245 new companies, while Bangladesh ranked sixth with 1,119 new companies.

Iraq secured seventh place on the list with 799 new member companies, and companies from China claimed the eighth spot with 742 new companies joining the chamber’s membership.

Sudan ranked ninth on the list, with 683 new Sudanese companies registering as members of the chamber. Jordan claimed the tenth spot, with 674 new companies joining the chamber’s membership during the first half of this year.

In terms of the sectoral distribution of new member companies joining the chamber during H1 2024, the trade and repairing services sector ranked first, accounting for 41.5 per cent of the total.

The real estate, renting, and business services sector came in second place, representing 33.6 per cent of the total. This was followed by the construction sector in third place at 9.4 per cent, and the transport, storage, and communications sector, which ranked fourth with 8.4 per cent. The social and personal services sector came in fifth place at 6.6 per cent.

The construction sector demonstrated the strongest growth among the top five sectors of the new companies joining the Dubai Chamber of Commerce in the first half of 2024, registering a growth of 23.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2023. The transport, storage, and communications sector followed behind, achieving a growth rate of 13.6 per cent.

The real estate, renting, and business services ranked third, exhibiting a 9.5 per cent increase year-over-year.