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United Arab Emirates

AE · ARE · #114 · 11 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$112,092
GDP (2031)
$815.0B
GDP growth (2031)
4.0% →
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
2.2% ↑
Population (2031)
11.8M
Population growth (2031)
0.0% ↓
Gini index (2018)
26.4
Government debt (2031)
26.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
9.0% 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
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
26.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
9.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$45.6B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2018)
0.26
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum 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

Historical economic 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% - 11.8M - 26.0% 9.0% - - - - -
2030 * $770.2B $105,935 4.0% 2.0% - 11.8M - 26.7% 9.1% - - - - -
2029 * $727.7B $100,732 4.4% 2.0% - 11.7M - 27.2% 9.3% - - - - -
2028 * $686.4B $95,643 4.6% 2.0% - 11.6M - 28.8% 9.8% - - - - -
2027 * $648.7B $91,011 5.3% 2.0% - 11.5M - 30.1% 11.4% - - - - -
2026 * $621.5B $87,828 3.1% 2.5% - 11.5M - 31.4% 11.4% - - - - -
2025 $571.6B $81,498 5.8% 1.3% 2.2% 11.4M - 34.3% 15.3% - - - - 3.67
2024 $552.3B $79,344 4.0% 1.7% 2.2% 11.3M - 34.9% 15.4% $45.6B 83.1 - 100.0% 3.67
2023 $522.6B $78,020 4.3% 1.6% 2.2% 10.7M - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 4.5% 13.2% $10.9B 80.8 2.3% 40.0% 3.67
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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