Interest payments (current LCU) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Interest payments (current LCU) was 2.31 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in United Arab Emirates, 2019–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in United Arab Emirates is 2.31 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 134,668.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 107th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Interest payments (current LCU) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.71 million current LCU | — |
| 2020 | 73.36 million current LCU | +4178.6% |
| 2021 | 263.96 million current LCU | +259.8% |
| 2022 | 872.89 million current LCU | +230.7% |
| 2023 | 1.64 billion current LCU | +88.3% |
| 2024 | 2.31 billion current LCU | +40.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2.31 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.90 billion current LCU, 33% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 2.31 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.27 billion current LCU, 54% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.71 million current LCU | 1.71 million current LCU | 1.71 million current LCU | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.03 billion current LCU | 73.36 million current LCU | 2.31 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 868.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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 interest payments in United Arab Emirates?
- Interest payments in United Arab Emirates was 2.31 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million current LCU in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for interest payments?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 107th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134,668.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. 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.