Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Goods and services expense was 19.33 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates is 19.33 billion current LCU, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates peaked at 26.21 billion current LCU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.79 billion current LCU, in 1997.
United Arab Emirates ranks 85th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.79 billion current LCU | — |
| 1998 | 8.85 billion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.79 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.40 billion current LCU | +86.7% |
| 2012 | 17.04 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 16.80 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.95 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.75 billion current LCU | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 23.03 billion current LCU | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 21.08 billion current LCU | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 22.52 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 26.21 billion current LCU | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 25.27 billion current LCU | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 20.21 billion current LCU | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 24.08 billion current LCU | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 20.93 billion current LCU | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 19.33 billion current LCU | -7.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 19.33 billion current LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.51 billion current LCU, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 19.33 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.45 billion current LCU, 58% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +86.7% | 8.79 billion current LCU | 16.40 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.81 billion current LCU | 8.79 billion current LCU | 8.85 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.09 billion current LCU | 16.40 billion current LCU | 26.21 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.96 billion current LCU | 19.33 billion current LCU | 25.27 billion current LCU | 5 |
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 goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates?
- Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates was 19.33 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 26.21 billion current LCU in 2019.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.79 billion current LCU in 1997.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for goods and services expense?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 85th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.