Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.45 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.45 billion current LCU for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
The figure is down 49.0% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8.59 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 513.00 million current LCU, in 1997.
That places United Arab Emirates 127th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 513.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1998 | 926.00 million current LCU | +80.5% |
| 1999 | 805.00 million current LCU | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 5.46 billion current LCU | +578.7% |
| 2012 | 5.77 billion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.24 billion current LCU | -61.2% |
| 2014 | 5.80 billion current LCU | +159.1% |
| 2015 | 8.59 billion current LCU | +48.2% |
| 2016 | 8.35 billion current LCU | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.07 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.96 billion current LCU | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 4.49 billion current LCU | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.07 billion current LCU | +35.3% |
| 2021 | 4.05 billion current LCU | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 5.02 billion current LCU | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 2.84 billion current LCU | -43.5% |
| 2024 | 1.45 billion current LCU | -49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 748.00 million current LCU | 513.00 million current LCU | 926.00 million current LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.97 billion current LCU | 2.24 billion current LCU | 8.59 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.88 billion current LCU | 1.45 billion current LCU | 6.07 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 124 Bulgaria 1.90 billion current LCU compare
- 125 Panama 1.83 billion current LCU compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.46 billion current LCU compare
- 128 Tunisia 1.32 billion current LCU compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 1.03 billion current LCU compare
- 130 El Salvador 893.20 million current LCU compare
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 investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates was 1.45 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.59 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 513.00 million current LCU in 1997.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 127th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. 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 investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.