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United Arab Emirates

71 series · 1800–2025 · High income · Middle East & North Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1962–20242,028,413 (2024)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1966–2024552,325 (2024)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–20241,678,677 (2024)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–2024152,796 (2024)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–2024457,094 (2024)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1962–2024120.8 (2024)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–202441,605 (2024)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–20241,336,733 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–202465.9 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–2024363,985 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–20241,106,404 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–202454.5 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–2024301,267 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–2024230,329 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–202411.4 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–202462,717 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–2024437,849 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202421.6 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–2024119,224 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–2024358,991 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202417.7 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–202497,751 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1969–20242,135,787 (2024)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1969–2024105.3 (2024)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1969–2024581,562 (2024)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1969–20241,881,956 (2024)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1969–202492.8 (2024)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1969–2024512,446 (2024)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1980–2024293,700 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1980–202414.5 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1966–20253.67 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1980–202585.1 (2025)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1980–202479,973 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1991–2024434,294 (2024)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1991–2024434,294 (2024)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1991–202421.4 (2024)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp2011–202463,027 (2024)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP2011–20243.11 (2024)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1990–2024564,413 (2024)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1990–2024564,413 (2024)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev2011–202469,148 (2024)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1990–202427.8 (2024)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP2011–20243.41 (2024)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2011–2024369,106 (2024)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2011–2024369,106 (2024)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax2011–202413,134 (2024)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2011–202418.2 (2024)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP2011–20240.648 (2024)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1991–20246.41 (2024)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1991–20246.41 (2024)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1991–2024130,119 (2024)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP2011–20240.356 (2024)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef2011–20247,231 (2024)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1973–202434.9 (2024)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1973–202434.9 (2024)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1973–2024708,817 (2024)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP20131.80 (2013)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt201327,128 (2013)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1973–2024708,817 (2024)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1991–2024130,119 (2024)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1991–202421.4 (2024)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1990–202427.8 (2024)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2011–202418.2 (2024)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01973–2025895,617 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11973–2010232,961 (2010)
M2Millions of local currencyM21973–2010786,388 (2010)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–20252,754,894 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1970–2025112.7 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1970–20251.25 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–202511.5 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1975–20241.88 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →