Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2828 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.2828 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3791 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1725, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3014 | — |
| 2012 | 0.3791 | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2663 | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2747 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1977 | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2003 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1725 | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1995 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2288 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2828 | +23.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.2828 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 36% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.2828 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8414, 34% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2467 | 0.1725 | 0.3791 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2828 | 0.2828 | 0.2828 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Arab Emirates was 0.2828 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3791 in 2012.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1725 in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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.