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United Arab Emirates: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2011–2024 · 14 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2024
3.11%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.4 pointsfrom 3.50%
Average, 2015–2024
3.72%10 years
Record high and low
4.52% (2020)low 3.11% (2024)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Report error
3%3.2%3.4%3.6%3.8%4%4.2%4.4%4.6%2012201420162018202020222024United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20243.11
20233.50
20223.55
20213.64
20204.52
20193.88
20183.58
20173.65
20163.96
20153.82

Sources

  • World Development Indicators2011–2023
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics2011–2024

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United Arab Emirates documentation (PDF)

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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 →

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