AE
United Arab Emirates
Western Asia
AED
AE · ARE · #114 · 11 cities
Nomad score
61/100
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Key indicators
- GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
- $81,498
- GDP (2025)
- $571.6B
- GDP growth (2025)
- 5.8% ↑
- Inflation (2025)
- 1.3% ↓
- Unemployment (2025)
- 2.2% ↑
- Population (2025)
- 11.4M
- Population growth (2025)
- 4.7% →
- Gini index (2018)
- 26.4
- Government debt (2025)
- 34.3% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- 15.3% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2024)
- $45.6B
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.0% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 100.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 203.2/100
- Trade openness (2023)
- 199.0% of GDP
- Exchange rate (2025)
- 3.67/USD
- Foreign reserves (2025)
- $292.3B
GDP overview
Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.
GDP per capita (PPP)
Inflation (CPI)
Unemployment
Population
Fiscal and trade
- Government debt (2025)
- 34.3% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- 15.3% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2024)
- $45.6B
Income inequality (Gini)
- Gini index (2018)
- 0.26
- Assessment
- Low inequality
Business environment
- New business density (2020)
- 2.48/1k
- Tax revenue (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
- Services sector (2024)
- 54.9% of GDP
Financial access and costs
- ATMs per 100k (2023)
- 53.1
- Bank branches per 100k (2023)
- 7.1
- ICT service exports (2024)
- 4.6%
- Goods and services tax (2024)
- 0.7%
Historical data
| Year | GDP | GDP/cap PPP | Growth | Inflation | Unemp. | Population | Gini | Debt | Curr. acct | FDI | Life exp. | Health | Internet | FX rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 * | $815.0B | $112,092 | 4.0% | 2.0% | No data for this year | 11.8M | No data for this year | 26.0% | 9.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2030 * | $770.2B | $105,935 | 4.0% | 2.0% | No data for this year | 11.8M | No data for this year | 26.7% | 9.1% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2029 * | $727.7B | $100,732 | 4.4% | 2.0% | No data for this year | 11.7M | No data for this year | 27.2% | 9.3% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2028 * | $686.4B | $95,643 | 4.6% | 2.0% | No data for this year | 11.6M | No data for this year | 28.8% | 9.8% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2027 * | $648.7B | $91,011 | 5.3% | 2.0% | No data for this year | 11.5M | No data for this year | 30.1% | 11.4% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2026 * | $621.5B | $87,828 | 3.1% | 2.5% | No data for this year | 11.5M | No data for this year | 31.4% | 11.4% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2025 | $571.6B | $81,498 | 5.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 11.4M | No data for this year | 34.3% | 15.3% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | 3.67 |
| 2024 | $552.3B | $79,344 | 4.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 11.3M | No data for this year | 34.9% | 15.4% | $45.6B | 83.1 | No data for this year | 100.0% | 3.67 |
| 2023 | $522.6B | $78,020 | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10.7M | No data for this year | 31.9% | 14.1% | $30.7B | 82.9 | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.67 |
| 2022 | $511.4B | $75,060 | 7.5% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 10.3M | No data for this year | 31.5% | 13.0% | $22.7B | 80.5 | 4.6% | 100.0% | 3.67 |
| 2021 | $422.4B | $68,580 | 4.6% | -0.1% | 3.1% | 9.9M | No data for this year | 35.7% | 11.4% | $20.7B | 79.1 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 3.67 |
| 2020 | $357.2B | $66,791 | -8.7% | -2.1% | 4.3% | 9.3M | No data for this year | 30.1% | 5.9% | $19.9B | 81.9 | 5.8% | 100.0% | 3.67 |
| 2019 | $433.9B | $79,816 | 1.3% | -1.9% | 2.3% | 9.5M | No data for this year | 25.8% | 8.6% | $17.9B | 82.6 | 4.4% | 99.2% | 3.67 |
| 2018 | $440.6B | $77,446 | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 9.4M | 26.4 | 20.7% | 9.4% | $10.4B | 82.5 | 4.1% | 98.5% | 3.67 |
| 2017 | $403.4B | $70,282 | -1.1% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 9.3M | No data for this year | 21.2% | 6.8% | $10.4B | 82.4 | 4.0% | 94.8% | 3.67 |
| 2016 | $381.7B | $69,987 | 5.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 9.1M | No data for this year | 18.6% | 3.5% | $9.6B | 82.2 | 3.9% | 90.6% | 3.67 |
| 2015 | $382.0B | $73,986 | 7.1% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 8.7M | No data for this year | 15.6% | 4.6% | $8.6B | 82.1 | 3.5% | 90.5% | 3.67 |
| 2014 | $424.9B | $87,478 | 4.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 8.3M | No data for this year | 13.5% | 12.8% | $11.1B | 82.0 | 3.5% | 90.4% | 3.67 |
| 2013 | $409.6B | $87,526 | 4.9% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 7.8M | 32.5 | 15.3% | 17.9% | $9.8B | 82.0 | 3.5% | 88.0% | 3.67 |
| 2012 | $392.8B | $89,198 | 4.7% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 7.5M | No data for this year | 20.2% | 18.6% | $9.6B | 81.9 | 3.3% | 85.0% | 3.67 |
| 2011 | $368.9B | $89,665 | 6.7% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 7.2M | No data for this year | 20.4% | 11.8% | $7.2B | 81.9 | 3.6% | 78.0% | 3.67 |
| 2010 | $307.7B | $85,120 | 7.9% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 7.0M | No data for this year | 18.3% | 4.0% | $8.8B | 81.9 | 3.7% | 68.0% | 3.67 |
| 2009 | $253.5B | $84,780 | -5.2% | -4.7% | 2.9% | 6.8M | No data for this year | 21.1% | 3.1% | $1.1B | 81.7 | 4.1% | 64.0% | 3.67 |
| 2008 | $315.5B | $94,628 | 3.2% | 12.3% | 2.8% | 6.5M | No data for this year | 8.9% | 7.1% | $5.1B | 81.6 | 2.9% | 63.0% | 3.67 |
| 2007 | $257.9B | $100,813 | 3.2% | 11.1% | 2.9% | 5.6M | No data for this year | 8.9% | 7.6% | $14.2B | 81.4 | 2.6% | 61.0% | 3.67 |
| 2006 | $222.1B | $106,814 | 9.8% | 9.3% | 3.0% | 4.9M | No data for this year | 5.1% | 17.3% | $12.8B | 81.2 | 2.3% | 52.0% | 3.67 |
| 2005 | $180.6B | $101,301 | 4.9% | 6.2% | 3.1% | 4.6M | No data for this year | 4.5% | 13.2% | $10.9B | 80.8 | 2.3% | 40.0% | 3.67 |