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United Arab Emirates Economic Indicators

Latest economic indicators and statistics for United Arab Emirates.

Indicator Current Value Previous Value Frequency Period
GDP $537.08B $514.13B Yearly 2024
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3.76% 3.62% Yearly 2024
GDP Growth Rate (YoY) 5% 4.3% Quarterly Q4 2024
GDP per Capita $42,512.2 $42,507.79 Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita PPP $68,584.65 $68,577.54 Yearly 2024
R&D Expenditure (% GDP) 1.49% 1.49% Yearly 2021
Real GDP $462.4B $445.64B Yearly 2024
Annual Inflation Rate 1.66% 1.63% Yearly 2024
Dubai Inflation Rate 2.9% 2.4% Monthly Sep'25
Dubai Inflation Rate MoM 0.4% 0.1% Monthly Sep'25
Annual Unemployment Rate 2.13% 2.15% Yearly 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 54.09% 53.48% Yearly 2024
Annual Exports $570.25B $515.62B Yearly 2023
Annual Imports $470.54B $420.49B Yearly 2023
Balance of Trade AED 290.3B AED 221.6B Yearly Dec'21
Exports (% GDP) 108.61% 103.81% Yearly 2023
FDI Inflows (% GDP) 5.97% 4.52% Yearly 2023
Imports AED 1.2T AED 1.4T Yearly Dec'24
Imports (% GDP) 93.72% 85.13% Yearly 2023
Tariff Rate 4.11% 4.19% Yearly 2021
Trade (% GDP) 202.33% 188.95% Yearly 2023
Current Account to GDP Ratio 9% 9.3% Yearly Dec'24
Debt to GDP Ratio 32.1% 32.4% Yearly Dec'24
Interest Rate 4.15% 4.4% Daily Sep 18, 2025
Private Credit (% GDP) 66.59% 77.5% Yearly 2022
Non Oil Private Sector PMI 54.2 points 53.3 points Monthly Sep'25
Adult Literacy Rate 98% 98% Yearly 2022
Gini Index 26.4 points 32.5 points Yearly 2018
Happiness Index 6.76 points 6.73 points Yearly 2024
Homicide Rate 0.47 0.7 Yearly 2021
Population 10.88M 10.48M Yearly 2024
Poverty Rate 0% 0% Yearly 2018
Primary Enrollment Rate 106.26% 93.79% Yearly 2023
Agricultural Land (%) 5.51% 5.51% Yearly 2022
Annual CO2 Emissions 229.38M tonnes 225.98M tonnes Yearly 2023
Forest Area (%) 4.47% 4.47% Yearly 2022
Corruption Control 1.07 points 1.16 points Yearly 2023
Political stability index 0.68 points 0.74 points Yearly 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 4 4.2 Yearly 2023
Life Expectancy 82.91 80.49 Yearly 2023
Physicians per 1,000 people 2.91 2.88 Yearly 2021
Electricity Access 100% 100% Yearly 2023
Internet Users 100% 100% Yearly 2023
Travel Earnings $24.62B $38.41B Yearly 2020
Visitor Arrivals 8.08M 25.28M Yearly 2020