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United Arab Emirates

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 3.5%
Current prices2025
572USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 2.7%
Current prices2025
50,232USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.8 pp
Annual change2025
5.8%
Inflation▼ 0.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.3%
Government debt▼ 0.6 pp
General government, gross2025
34.3% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.1 pp
Balance2025
15.3% of GDP
Population▲ 0.8%
Total2025
11.38million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.70.012.31995: 6.6%1996: 5.4%1997: 8.6%1998: 0.9%1999: 3.8%2000: 12.3%2001: 1.4%2002: 2.4%2003: 8.8%2004: 9.6%2005: 4.9%2006: 9.8%2007: 3.2%2008: 3.2%2009: -5.2%2010: 7.9%2011: 6.7%2012: 4.7%2013: 4.9%2014: 4.6%2015: 7.1%2016: 5.7%2017: -1.1%2018: 1.5%2019: 1.3%2020: -8.7%2021: 4.6%2022: 7.5%2023: 4.3%2024: 4.0%2025: 5.8%2026: 3.1% (IMF projection)2027: 5.3% (IMF projection)2028: 4.6% (IMF projection)2029: 4.4% (IMF projection)2030: 4.0% (IMF projection)2031: 4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.70.012.31995: 4.3%1996: 3.0%1997: 3.0%1998: 2.0%1999: 2.1%2000: 1.3%2001: 2.8%2002: 2.9%2003: 3.1%2004: 5.0%2005: 6.2%2006: 9.3%2007: 11.1%2008: 12.3%2009: -4.7%2010: 0.9%2011: 0.9%2012: 0.7%2013: 1.1%2014: 2.3%2015: 4.1%2016: 1.6%2017: 2.0%2018: 3.1%2019: -1.9%2020: -2.1%2021: -0.1%2022: 4.8%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.7%2025: 1.3%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.67.54.34.05.83.15.34.64.44.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %-0.14.81.61.71.32.52.02.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn422511523552572622649686728770
GDP per capita, current prices USD42,84049,70448,94148,90650,23254,21456,17959,03562,17965,387
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD66,59273,49976,59677,18583,34387,77493,75599,022104,494109,993
General government gross debt % of GDP35.731.531.934.934.331.430.128.827.226.7
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP4.09.85.86.45.24.94.84.74.74.6
Current account balance % of GDP11.413.014.115.415.311.411.49.89.39.1
Population million9.8610.2910.6811.2911.3811.4611.5511.6311.7011.78

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.035.72000: 3%2001: 3%2002: 3%2003: 3%2004: 4%2005: 4%2006: 5%2007: 9%2008: 9%2009: 21%2010: 18%2011: 20%2012: 20%2013: 15%2014: 13%2015: 16%2016: 19%2017: 21%2018: 21%2019: 26%2020: 30%2021: 36%2022: 32%2023: 32%2024: 35%2025: 34%2026: 31% (IMF projection)2027: 30% (IMF projection)2028: 29% (IMF projection)2029: 27% (IMF projection)2030: 27% (IMF projection)2031: 26% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.018.62000: 16.3%2001: 9.1%2002: 3.3%2003: 5.8%2004: 6.4%2005: 13.2%2006: 17.3%2007: 7.6%2008: 7.1%2009: 3.1%2010: 4.0%2011: 11.8%2012: 18.6%2013: 17.9%2014: 12.8%2015: 4.6%2016: 3.5%2017: 6.8%2018: 9.4%2019: 8.6%2020: 5.9%2021: 11.4%2022: 13.0%2023: 14.1%2024: 15.4%2025: 15.3%2026: 11.4% (IMF projection)2027: 11.4% (IMF projection)2028: 9.8% (IMF projection)2029: 9.3% (IMF projection)2030: 9.1% (IMF projection)2031: 9.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.848.59.752.3
20051.455.610.646.3
20150.742.28.957.1
20240.844.39.454.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method51,550USD2024-3.4%
GNI, Atlas method566USD bn2024+31.7%
Exports of goods and services106.8% of GDP2023+11.1 pp
Imports of goods and services92.2% of GDP2023+30.6 pp
Life expectancy at birth83.1years2024+1.3%
Urban population86.0% of total2025+1.6 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)