01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$552.32B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 26 of 210

Real GDP growth4.0%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$50,0882024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.5%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity36.0%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities

Manufacturing9.4%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −6.3 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

United Arab Emirates	1970	$1.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$3,725	Not published	Not published	401.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	$1.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	$4,365	Not published	Not published	435.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	$2.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	$5,718	Not published	Not published	506.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	$4.27B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	$9,779	Not published	Not published	725.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	$11.77B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	$24,063	Not published	Not published	1605.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	$14.91B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	$27,472	Not published	Not published	1669.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	$19.46B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	$31,605	Not published	Not published	1808.9 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	$25.20B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	$35,478	Not published	Not published	1835.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	$24.09B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	$29,763	Not published	Not published	1322.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	$31.63B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	$34,686	Not published	Not published	1362.7 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	$44.17B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	$43,486	Not published	Not published	1558.3 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	$49.98B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$45,441	Not published	Not published	1622.2 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	$47.23B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	-8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	$40,495	Not published	Not published	1483.8 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	$43.36B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	$35,103	Not published	Not published	1277.5 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	$42.35B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	$32,431	Not published	Not published	1168.1 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	$41.13B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	$29,853	Not published	Not published	1066.1 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	$34.39B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-19.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world	$23,434	Not published	Not published	739.1 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	$36.86B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$23,415	Not published	Not published	664.8 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	$36.75B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	$21,852	Not published	Not published	564.7 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	$42.01B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	$23,469	Not published	Not published	590.6 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	$51.36B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	$27,059	Not published	Not published	623.7 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	$52.23B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	$26,027	Not published	Not published	581.0 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	$54.95B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$25,983	Not published	Not published	550.7 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	$56.35B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$25,360	Not published	Not published	535.6 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	$60.08B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	$25,806	Not published	Not published	518.5 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	$66.60B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	$27,356	Not published	Not published	503.0 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	$74.53B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$28,693	Not published	Not published	523.9 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	$79.87B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	$28,347	Not published	Not published	527.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	$76.66B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$25,215	Not published	Not published	478.4 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	$85.55B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$26,194	Not published	Not published	484.8 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	$105.70B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	$30,256	Not published	Not published	551.1 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	$104.66B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$28,108	Not published	Not published	521.8 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	$111.25B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$28,116	Not published	Not published	508.4 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	$125.97B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	$30,047	Not published	Not published	490.6 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	$149.76B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	$33,813	Not published	Not published	496.7 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	$182.98B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$39,225	Not published	Not published	538.3 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	$225.02B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	$44,922	Not published	Not published	576.1 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	$261.29B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$46,454	Not published	Not published	534.9 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	$326.06B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	$51,734	Not published	Not published	549.5 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	$267.36B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	$39,863	Not published	Not published	451.9 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	$307.74B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$44,353	Not published	Not published	464.9 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	$368.88B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$51,238	Not published	Not published	488.8 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	$392.79B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$52,393	Not published	Not published	495.6 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	$409.63B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	$52,303	Not published	Not published	486.5 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	$424.94B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$51,589	Not published	Not published	473.3 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	$381.97B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	$44,033	Not published	Not published	432.3 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	$381.72B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$42,268	Not published	Not published	413.1 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	$403.37B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	$43,681	Not published	Not published	405.7 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	$440.56B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$47,134	Not published	Not published	416.9 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	$433.93B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$46,271	Not published	Not published	407.7 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	$357.16B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	-8.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	$37,801	Not published	Not published	344.9 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	$422.44B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	$43,154	Not published	Not published	347.6 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	$511.40B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	$49,932	Not published	Not published	389.9 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	$522.62B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$49,109	Not published	Not published	370.5 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	$552.32B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$50,088	Not published	Not published	366.3 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesAsiaWestern AsiaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

United Arab Emirates is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.07B → $51.36B

Compound annual change: +21.4% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$51.36B → $307.74B

Compound annual change: +9.4% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$307.74B → $552.32B

Compound annual change: +4.3% CAGR

Nominal GDP$552.32B2024 · Published series · World rank 26 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$435.47B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

United Arab Emirates	1970	$1.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$26.94B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	$1.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$30.85B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	$2.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$35.32B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	$4.27B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$40.45B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	$11.77B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$46.31B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	$14.91B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$49.19B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	$19.46B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$56.59B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	$25.20B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$66.46B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	$24.09B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$64.90B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	$31.63B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$81.06B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	$44.17B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$102.47B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	$49.98B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$105.38B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	$47.23B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$96.69B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	$43.36B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$91.83B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	$42.35B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$95.79B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	$41.13B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$93.51B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	$34.39B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$75.77B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	$36.86B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$80.52B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	$36.75B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$78.58B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	$42.01B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$89.22B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	$51.36B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$105.06B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	$52.23B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$105.96B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	$54.95B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$109.50B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	$56.35B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$110.88B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	$60.08B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$120.42B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	$66.60B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$130.32B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	$74.53B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$137.96B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	$79.87B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$149.89B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	$76.66B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$152.33B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	$85.55B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$159.01B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	$105.70B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$178.44B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	$104.66B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$180.90B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	$111.25B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$185.30B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	$125.97B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$201.60B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	$149.76B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$220.89B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	$182.98B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$231.62B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	$225.02B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$254.40B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	$261.29B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$262.50B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	$326.06B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$276.36B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	$267.36B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$267.17B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	$307.74B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$277.03B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	$368.88B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$295.70B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	$392.79B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$309.55B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	$409.63B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$324.77B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	$424.94B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$339.82B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	$381.97B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$363.90B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	$381.72B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$384.49B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	$403.37B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$380.41B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	$440.56B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$386.26B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	$433.93B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$391.17B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	$357.16B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$357.16B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	$422.44B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	$373.42B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-99.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	$511.40B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$401.48B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	$522.62B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$418.75B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	$552.32B	Not published	Not published	0.5 (world = 100)	$435.47B	Not published	Not published	0.4 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-99.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Asia$40.60T2024

Western Asia$4.80T2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

United Arab Emirates is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$3,725 → $27,059

Compound annual change: +10.4% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$27,059 → $44,353

Compound annual change: +2.5% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$44,353 → $50,088

Compound annual change: +0.9% CAGR

GDP per person$50,0882024 · Published series · World rank 28 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$39,4912024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

United Arab Emirates	1970	$3,725	Not published	Not published	401.2 (world = 100)	$94,032	Not published	Not published	1812.2 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1971	$4,365	Not published	Not published	435.8 (world = 100)	$92,083	Not published	Not published	1737.7 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1972	$5,718	Not published	Not published	506.1 (world = 100)	$91,746	Not published	Not published	1676.0 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1973	$9,779	Not published	Not published	725.3 (world = 100)	$92,680	Not published	Not published	1622.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1974	$24,063	Not published	Not published	1605.2 (world = 100)	$94,685	Not published	Not published	1653.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1975	$27,472	Not published	Not published	1669.2 (world = 100)	$90,619	Not published	Not published	1599.2 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1976	$31,605	Not published	Not published	1808.9 (world = 100)	$91,891	Not published	Not published	1569.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1977	$35,478	Not published	Not published	1835.3 (world = 100)	$93,582	Not published	Not published	1562.0 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1978	$29,763	Not published	Not published	1322.3 (world = 100)	$80,200	Not published	Not published	1304.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1979	$34,686	Not published	Not published	1362.7 (world = 100)	$88,877	Not published	Not published	1414.7 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1980	$43,486	Not published	Not published	1558.3 (world = 100)	$100,888	Not published	Not published	1604.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1981	$45,441	Not published	Not published	1622.2 (world = 100)	$95,816	Not published	Not published	1521.4 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1982	$40,495	Not published	Not published	1483.8 (world = 100)	$82,898	Not published	Not published	1334.6 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1983	$35,103	Not published	Not published	1277.5 (world = 100)	$74,337	Not published	Not published	1185.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1984	$32,431	Not published	Not published	1168.1 (world = 100)	$73,350	Not published	Not published	1137.2 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1985	$29,853	Not published	Not published	1066.1 (world = 100)	$67,861	Not published	Not published	1034.7 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1986	$23,434	Not published	Not published	739.1 (world = 100)	$51,638	Not published	Not published	777.0 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1987	$23,415	Not published	Not published	664.8 (world = 100)	$51,145	Not published	Not published	756.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1988	$21,852	Not published	Not published	564.7 (world = 100)	$46,727	Not published	Not published	673.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1989	$23,469	Not published	Not published	590.6 (world = 100)	$49,847	Not published	Not published	704.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1990	$27,059	Not published	Not published	623.7 (world = 100)	$55,344	Not published	Not published	773.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1991	$26,027	Not published	Not published	581.0 (world = 100)	$52,804	Not published	Not published	741.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1992	$25,983	Not published	Not published	550.7 (world = 100)	$51,781	Not published	Not published	723.8 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1993	$25,360	Not published	Not published	535.6 (world = 100)	$49,901	Not published	Not published	696.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1994	$25,806	Not published	Not published	518.5 (world = 100)	$51,724	Not published	Not published	709.2 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1995	$27,356	Not published	Not published	503.0 (world = 100)	$53,527	Not published	Not published	722.4 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1996	$28,693	Not published	Not published	523.9 (world = 100)	$53,110	Not published	Not published	702.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1997	$28,347	Not published	Not published	527.3 (world = 100)	$53,202	Not published	Not published	686.6 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1998	$25,215	Not published	Not published	478.4 (world = 100)	$50,103	Not published	Not published	637.6 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	1999	$26,194	Not published	Not published	484.8 (world = 100)	$48,688	Not published	Not published	606.4 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2000	$30,256	Not published	Not published	551.1 (world = 100)	$51,077	Not published	Not published	617.3 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2001	$28,108	Not published	Not published	521.8 (world = 100)	$48,581	Not published	Not published	582.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2002	$28,116	Not published	Not published	508.4 (world = 100)	$46,830	Not published	Not published	557.0 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2003	$30,047	Not published	Not published	490.6 (world = 100)	$48,088	Not published	Not published	562.5 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2004	$33,813	Not published	Not published	496.7 (world = 100)	$49,874	Not published	Not published	565.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2005	$39,225	Not published	Not published	538.3 (world = 100)	$49,652	Not published	Not published	548.8 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2006	$44,922	Not published	Not published	576.1 (world = 100)	$50,788	Not published	Not published	544.4 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2007	$46,454	Not published	Not published	534.9 (world = 100)	$46,670	Not published	Not published	485.6 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2008	$51,734	Not published	Not published	549.5 (world = 100)	$43,848	Not published	Not published	453.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2009	$39,863	Not published	Not published	451.9 (world = 100)	$39,834	Not published	Not published	422.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2010	$44,353	Not published	Not published	464.9 (world = 100)	$39,928	Not published	Not published	411.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2011	$51,238	Not published	Not published	488.8 (world = 100)	$41,072	Not published	Not published	414.6 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2012	$52,393	Not published	Not published	495.6 (world = 100)	$41,289	Not published	Not published	410.8 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2013	$52,303	Not published	Not published	486.5 (world = 100)	$41,468	Not published	Not published	406.4 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2014	$51,589	Not published	Not published	473.3 (world = 100)	$41,255	Not published	Not published	397.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2015	$44,033	Not published	Not published	432.3 (world = 100)	$41,950	Not published	Not published	396.2 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2016	$42,268	Not published	Not published	413.1 (world = 100)	$42,575	Not published	Not published	395.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2017	$43,681	Not published	Not published	405.7 (world = 100)	$41,195	Not published	Not published	374.7 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2018	$47,134	Not published	Not published	416.9 (world = 100)	$41,325	Not published	Not published	368.1 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2019	$46,271	Not published	Not published	407.7 (world = 100)	$41,712	Not published	Not published	365.8 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2020	$37,801	Not published	Not published	344.9 (world = 100)	$37,801	Not published	Not published	344.9 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2021	$43,154	Not published	Not published	347.6 (world = 100)	$38,147	Not published	Not published	329.8 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2022	$49,932	Not published	Not published	389.9 (world = 100)	$39,199	Not published	Not published	330.8 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2023	$49,109	Not published	Not published	370.5 (world = 100)	$39,349	Not published	Not published	325.5 (world = 100)
United Arab Emirates	2024	$50,088	Not published	Not published	366.3 (world = 100)	$39,491	Not published	Not published	320.4 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Asia$8,4482024

Western Asia$15,5262024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

United Arab Emirates is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAsiaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

14.5% → 17.8%

Average annual rate: +7.7%

Integration1990–2010

17.8% → 3.7%

Average annual rate: +5.6%

Current era2010–2024

3.7% → 4.0%

Average annual rate: +3.4%

Real GDP growth4.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 71 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth0.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 164 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator126.82024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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United Arab Emirates	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	5.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1971	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	6.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1972	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	7.4	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1973	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	11.5	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1974	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	27.4	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1975	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	32.7	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1976	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	37.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1977	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	40.3	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1978	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	-14.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	39.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1979	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	40.5	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1980	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	43.5	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1981	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	47.4	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1982	-8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	-13.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	48.8	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1983	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	-10.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	47.2	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1984	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	44.2	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1985	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	44.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1986	-19.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world	-23.9%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world	45.4	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1987	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	45.8	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1988	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	46.7	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1989	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	47.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1990	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	48.9	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1991	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	49.3	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1992	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	50.2	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1993	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	50.8	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1994	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	49.9	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1995	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	51.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1996	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	54.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1997	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	53.3	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1998	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	50.3	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	1999	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	53.8	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2000	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	59.2	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2001	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	57.9	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2002	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	60.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2003	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	62.5	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2004	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	67.8	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2005	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	79.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2006	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	88.5	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2007	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-8.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	99.5	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2008	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	118.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2009	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	-9.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	100.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2010	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	111.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2011	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	124.7	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2012	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	126.9	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2013	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	126.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2014	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	125.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2015	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	105.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2016	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	99.3	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2017	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	106.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2018	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	114.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2019	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	110.9	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2020	-8.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2021	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	113.1	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2022	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	127.4	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2023	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	124.8	Not published	Not published
United Arab Emirates	2024	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	126.8	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Asia3.9%2024

Western Asia2.1%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

United Arab Emirates is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

20.2% → 52.3%

Percentage-point change: +32.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

52.3% → 46.6%

Percentage-point change: -5.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

46.6% → 65.9%

Percentage-point change: +19.3 pp

Final consumption65.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption54.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption11.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand87.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

United Arab Emirates	1970	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-52.5 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-43.0 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	49.1%	Not published	Not published	-51.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-52.5 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-42.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	50.9%	Not published	Not published	-49.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-49.8 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-41.6 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	54.5%	Not published	Not published	-45.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-49.8 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-40.8 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	51.1%	Not published	Not published	-49.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-58.9 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-47.9 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	-69.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-51.0 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-38.9 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	58.0%	Not published	Not published	-42.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-50.7 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-39.3 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	60.3%	Not published	Not published	-40.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	26.5%	Not published	Not published	-46.4 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-36.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	-30.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	30.4%	Not published	Not published	-42.2 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-33.4 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	74.3%	Not published	Not published	-26.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-44.2 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-34.8 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	-32.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-47.1 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-37.0 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	59.0%	Not published	Not published	-42.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	33.3%	Not published	Not published	-40.1 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-33.7 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	63.3%	Not published	Not published	-37.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	37.4%	Not published	Not published	-37.2 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	-31.3 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	69.5%	Not published	Not published	-31.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-34.7 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.2 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	-25.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	39.9%	Not published	Not published	-34.5 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-27.9 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	43.1%	Not published	Not published	-31.8 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	-26.6 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	54.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	87.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	53.8%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	80.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	60.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	48.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	88.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	57.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	52.3%	Not published	Not published	-22.5 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	75.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	55.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	45.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	58.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	85.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	59.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	61.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	51.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	61.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	60.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	51.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	85.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	60.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	51.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	85.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	66.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	56.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	93.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	64.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	54.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	89.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	58.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	49.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	79.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	61.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	51.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	83.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	63.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	53.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	85.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	60.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	51.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	82.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	61.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	81.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	56.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	76.7%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	55.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	74.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	58.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	83.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	56.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	50.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	83.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	51.0%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	87.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	46.6%	Not published	Not published	-27.9 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	80.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	42.1%	Not published	Not published	-31.7 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.8 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	72.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	41.3%	Not published	Not published	-32.3 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	-22.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	-33.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	42.0%	Not published	Not published	-31.6 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.0 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	-33.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	43.1%	Not published	Not published	-30.4 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	52.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	55.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	46.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	56.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	46.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	53.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	56.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	77.2%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	62.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	47.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	59.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	45.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	60.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	48.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	65.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	54.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	86.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	65.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	54.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	87.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Asia63.9%2024

Western Asia69.1%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

United Arab Emirates is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

28.9% → 23.3%

Percentage-point change: -5.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

23.3% → 33.9%

Percentage-point change: +10.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

33.9% → 21.6%

Percentage-point change: -12.4 pp

Gross capital formation21.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation17.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories3.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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United Arab Emirates	1970	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	28.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	28.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Asia33.8%2024

Western Asia26.5%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

United Arab Emirates is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

United Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

76.0% → 68.7%

Percentage-point change: -7.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

68.7% → 135.5%

Percentage-point change: +66.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

135.5% → 198.1%

Percentage-point change: +62.6 pp

Exports105.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports92.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports12.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness198.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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United Arab Emirates	1970	55.9%	Not published	Not published	+44.6 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+35.7 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	+53.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	54.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.0 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	74.3%	Not published	Not published	+51.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	56.5%	Not published	Not published	+44.7 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+31.6 pp vs world	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+57.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	55.3%	Not published	Not published	+42.1 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.0 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+50.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	63.1%	Not published	Not published	+47.1 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+46.7 pp vs world	79.5%	Not published	Not published	+47.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+31.1 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+38.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	47.5%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	64.1%	Not published	Not published	+32.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	43.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	67.6%	Not published	Not published	+36.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+36.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	52.2%	Not published	Not published	+33.9 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	74.4%	Not published	Not published	+37.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	45.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	66.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	63.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	37.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	59.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	58.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	57.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	53.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	59.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	66.5%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+36.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	78.5%	Not published	Not published	+39.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	48.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.0 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	87.4%	Not published	Not published	+50.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+48.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	83.0%	Not published	Not published	+42.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	53.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	95.5%	Not published	Not published	+53.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	54.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	98.0%	Not published	Not published	+54.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	48.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.5 pp vs world	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+48.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+41.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	51.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	85.0%	Not published	Not published	+38.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	48.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+38.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	48.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	87.2%	Not published	Not published	+41.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	96.0%	Not published	Not published	+48.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+37.0 pp vs world	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	109.4%	Not published	Not published	+58.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+39.7 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	112.4%	Not published	Not published	+58.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	67.7%	Not published	Not published	+39.0 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world	112.5%	Not published	Not published	+55.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	71.5%	Not published	Not published	+41.9 pp vs world	56.7%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	128.1%	Not published	Not published	+69.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	77.0%	Not published	Not published	+46.0 pp vs world	60.6%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	137.6%	Not published	Not published	+76.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	74.8%	Not published	Not published	+48.5 pp vs world	61.8%	Not published	Not published	+36.2 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	136.5%	Not published	Not published	+84.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+48.9 pp vs world	58.0%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	135.5%	Not published	Not published	+79.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+55.3 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	144.2%	Not published	Not published	+84.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	95.6%	Not published	Not published	+65.5 pp vs world	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+31.9 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+33.6 pp vs world	156.6%	Not published	Not published	+97.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	95.8%	Not published	Not published	+65.6 pp vs world	61.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	157.4%	Not published	Not published	+98.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	94.8%	Not published	Not published	+65.0 pp vs world	64.7%	Not published	Not published	+35.8 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+29.2 pp vs world	159.5%	Not published	Not published	+100.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	93.9%	Not published	Not published	+65.7 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	+42.9 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	164.3%	Not published	Not published	+108.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	94.5%	Not published	Not published	+67.3 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+44.5 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	165.4%	Not published	Not published	+111.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	94.7%	Not published	Not published	+66.6 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	+43.4 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	165.5%	Not published	Not published	+110.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+61.8 pp vs world	63.9%	Not published	Not published	+35.6 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.1 pp vs world	154.7%	Not published	Not published	+97.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	93.3%	Not published	Not published	+65.2 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.0 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	163.8%	Not published	Not published	+108.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	98.1%	Not published	Not published	+72.0 pp vs world	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+57.8 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	181.3%	Not published	Not published	+129.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	100.6%	Not published	Not published	+72.0 pp vs world	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+54.6 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	182.9%	Not published	Not published	+126.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	102.1%	Not published	Not published	+71.1 pp vs world	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+53.6 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	185.7%	Not published	Not published	+124.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	101.2%	Not published	Not published	+72.1 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+59.5 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	189.0%	Not published	Not published	+131.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+76.3 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+64.7 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	198.1%	Not published	Not published	+141.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Asia60.3%2024

Western Asia82.0%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 36.0%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.8%

1970–1990+0.5 pp1990–2010-0.2 pp2010–2024+0.0 pp

World specialization: 0.18×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities36.0%

1970–1990-6.1 pp1990–2010-8.4 pp2010–2024-3.6 pp

World specialization: 1.70×

Construction8.3%

1970–1990-5.7 pp1990–2010+0.2 pp2010–2024-2.4 pp

World specialization: 1.44×

Trade, restaurants and hotels14.8%

1970–1990+2.7 pp1990–2010-3.4 pp2010–2024+0.4 pp

World specialization: 1.02×

Transport, storage and communication9.2%

1970–1990+1.3 pp1990–2010+3.3 pp2010–2024+0.8 pp

World specialization: 0.94×

Other activities30.9%

1970–1990+7.4 pp1990–2010+8.5 pp2010–2024+4.7 pp

World specialization: 0.69×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

54.1% → 48.0%

Percentage-point change: -6.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

48.0% → 39.6%

Percentage-point change: -8.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

39.6% → 36.0%

Percentage-point change: -3.6 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.18×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.70×

Construction1.44×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.02×

Transport, storage and communication0.94×

Other activities0.69×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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United Arab Emirates	1970	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	54.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	54.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	53.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	58.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-24.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	54.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	54.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	59.7%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-24.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	55.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	50.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	48.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	36.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.6 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-22.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	47.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-23.5 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	45.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	39.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	46.9%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	30.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	41.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 9.4% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, United Arab Emirates was 6.3 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 9.4%
World specialization: 0.60×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

1.7% → 6.8%

Percentage-point change: +5.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

6.8% → 8.1%

Percentage-point change: +1.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

8.1% → 9.4%

Percentage-point change: +1.3 pp

Share of total GVA9.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity26.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth3.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 97 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 38 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

United Arab Emirates	1970	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-24.3 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-81.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1971	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-24.1 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-81.0 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1972	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-80.6 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1973	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-79.5 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1974	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-23.1 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-75.4 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+48.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1975	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-77.7 pp vs world	-40.0%	Not published	Not published	-37.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1976	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-77.0 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	+41.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1977	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.7 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-73.4 pp vs world	173.9%	Not published	Not published	+170.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1978	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-72.7 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1979	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-72.1 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1980	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-68.0 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+64.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1981	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-63.0 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	+89.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1982	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-59.8 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1983	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-57.0 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1984	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-57.6 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1985	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-58.8 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1986	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-58.7 pp vs world	-19.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1987	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-59.9 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1988	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-59.3 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1989	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-62.1 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1990	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-64.2 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1991	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-63.8 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1992	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-62.3 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1993	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-59.0 pp vs world	-9.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1994	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-54.8 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1995	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-53.5 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1996	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-53.3 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1997	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	-48.0 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1998	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	-39.9 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	1999	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	-42.7 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2000	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	-45.9 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2001	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.7 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2002	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	31.9%	Not published	Not published	-40.2 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2003	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	-42.6 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2004	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-51.5 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2005	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-53.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2006	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-54.4 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2007	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-53.9 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2008	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-52.9 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2009	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-50.0 pp vs world	-13.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2010	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-50.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2011	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-52.6 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2012	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-52.9 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2013	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-52.9 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2014	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-53.2 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2015	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-49.0 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2016	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	-47.8 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2017	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-48.0 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2018	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-51.7 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2019	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-50.0 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2020	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	-48.3 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2021	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-51.8 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2022	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-51.5 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2023	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-48.1 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
United Arab Emirates	2024	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-48.0 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Asia0.43×

Western Asia0.67×

World0.60×

United Arab Emirates Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure