DMCC announces 16% growth in Chinese companies registration

DMCC, the leading international business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, has announced growth of over 168 in Chinese businesses joining its district in the past 12 months, bringing its total to over 1,000 Chinese companies. The announcement was made during DMCC’s latest Made For Trade Live (MFTL) roadshow to China that featured events in the Yangtze River Delta cities of Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou - three of the country’s most dynamic centres for technology and advanced manufacturing.

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The roadshow highlighted DMCC’s growing role as a regional launchpad for China’s innovation-focused companies, recording double-digit annual growth in Chinese companies for five consecutive years - including 19% in 2022, 21% in 2023 and 17% in 2024 - driven largely by firms in AI, blockchain, Web3 and digital infrastructure. DMCC now hosts more than 130 Chinese technology companies, within a wider community of over 3,400 tech firms, offering Chinese businesses a purpose-built platform for international expansion through Dubai.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC, said: “China is now the UAE’s largest trading partner, with bilateral trade exceeding $102 billion last year, and that figure projected to double by 2030. This growth is underpinned by deeper cooperation across trade, investment, and innovation - particularly in AI and other frontier technologies, where China has seen rapid growth in recent years.