Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Goods and services expense was 28.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates stood at 28.9%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates peaked at 50.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2023.
United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.1% | — |
| 1998 | 48.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 45.7% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 29.2% | 40.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 28.9% | 37.4% | 4 |
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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 goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates?
- Goods and services expense in United Arab Emirates was 28.9% in 2023, 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 50.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for goods and services expense?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.