Economy

United Arab Emirates

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GDP per capita19702024
2.39K15.1K27.8K40.5K53.2K19702024
Source: World Bank WDI
Private credit (% of GDP)20162020
77.28082.885.688.420162020
Source: WB GFDD
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)552,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)870,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth3.99 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita50,300 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)1.66 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment2.17 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services558,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Imports of goods & services482,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Agriculture (% GDP)0.769 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)44.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)54.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industriespetroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizer, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textilesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productsdates, cucumbers/gherkins, camel milk, goat milk, tomatoes, chicken, goat meat, eggs, milk, camel meat (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiescrude petroleum, refined petroleum, gold, broadcasting equipment, natural gas (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersChina 11%, India 11%, Japan 10%, Iraq 6%, Thailand 4% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersChina 19%, India 7%, USA 6%, Turkey 4%, Japan 4% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index26.4 indexWorld Bank WDI [2018]
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commoditypetroleum, crude (180,000,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%0.623 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.281 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1–26.4 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2018] 26.4 index
Top export partners
  • India (18.0%)
  • Japan (11.9%)
  • China (11.7%)
  • China, Hong Kong SAR (6.4%)
  • Rep. of Korea (5.8%)
CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners
  • China (21.0%)
  • India (12.0%)
  • USA (7.2%)
  • Saudi Arabia (6.1%)
  • China, Hong Kong SAR (4.7%)
CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural productsHen eggs in shell, fresh / Fruit Primary / Dates / Vegetables Primary / Milk, TotalFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)131 %WB GFDD [2020]
Private credit (% of GDP)88.4 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)82.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Financial account ownership85.7 %WB Findex [2021]
Mobile-money accountNo authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank22.5 %WB Findex [2021]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage29/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    bgs_world_minerals
    Edition: 2023
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
  • WB GFDD
    world_bank_gfdd
    Edition: 2022
  • WB Findex
    world_bank_global_findex
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

United Arab Emirates's economy on Databook compiles 29 indicators from 8 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, BGS World Mineral Statistics. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (552,000,000,000 US$), gdp (ppp) (870,000,000,000 US$). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.