Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1113 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates is 0.1113, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 66.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.2243 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0556, in 2013.
That places United Arab Emirates 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1105 | — |
| 2012 | 0.1216 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0556 | -54.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1348 | +142.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2243 | +66.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1477 | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1624 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1391 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.067 | -51.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1113 | +66.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1113 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1113 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8052, 14% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1292 | 0.0556 | 0.2243 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1113 | 0.1113 | 0.1113 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates was 0.1113 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2243 in 2015.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0556 in 2013.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.