Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 24.39 in 2031. ▼ Falling
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 24.39 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2031.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 35.96 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.63, in 2006.
That places United Arab Emirates 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.96 | — |
| 1992 | 29.56 | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 31.49 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 30.13 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 26.14 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 27.6 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 22.56 | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 25.84 | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 24.28 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 21.79 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 25.23 | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 21.33 | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 20.05 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 17.71 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 15.74 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 15.63 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.66 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 21.95 | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 35 | +59.4% |
| 2010 | 30.35 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 29.63 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 27.79 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 28.88 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 31.43 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 26.4 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7 | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 27.24 | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 25.87 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 27.4 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 30.46 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 25.94 | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 22.74 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 22.66 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 21.41 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 22.57 | +5.4% |
| 2026 | 22.47 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 22.93 | +2.1% |
| 2028 | 23.38 | +2.0% |
| 2029 | 23.86 | +2.0% |
| 2030 | 24.11 | +1.0% |
| 2031 | 24.39 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.18 | 22.56 | 35.96 | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.21 | 15.63 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.67 | 25.87 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.84 | 21.41 | 30.46 | 10 |
| 2030s | 24.25 | 24.11 | 24.39 | 2 |
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 expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 24.39 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 35.96 in 1991.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.63 in 2006.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.