Net acquisition of financial assets in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.3% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 1,706.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2013.
That places United Arab Emirates 54th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -0.2% | — |
| 2012 | -1.3% | +417.4% |
| 2013 | -1.9% | +48.9% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -95.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1219.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -47.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -188.4% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -41.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1095.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -42.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +64.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1219.5% | -0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2021 | +1095.3% | -0.2% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.1% | -1.9% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -0.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
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 net acquisition of financial assets in United Arab Emirates?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in United Arab Emirates was 1.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2013.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,706.2%. 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 Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.