Fujairah is the fifth largest emirate and has a well-developed tourism market, using its position as the only emirate wholly on the east coast. The Al Hajjar mountains that run through the emirate bring higher levels of rain than elsewhere in the country, allowing greater productivity from local farms.

Other local industries include cement, stone crushing and mining, but a flourishing free zone has recently been established to encourage businesses to establish offices in Fujairah.

Fujairah’s strategic location on the east coast provides easy access to international shipping routes and has allowed it to become one of the world’s top oil-bunkering ports, with more than 40 tankers passing through the Fujairah Port daily. It is also an important port for container liners and for the world's largest livestock shipping companies.

Tourism is a major contributor to GDP, and the addition of a new regional airline due to launch in the first quarter of 2012 should increase the number of tourists. A number of beachside resorts have already established and Fujairah has developed attractions that exploit the nation’s heritage, traditional crafts and buildings, as well as more modern outdoor pursuits such as diving, sailing, sport fishing, kayaking, climbing and hiking.