Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 % of GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.1% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
United Arab Emirates ranks 155th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +88.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +55.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -62.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +149.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +64.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -43.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +64.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -44.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -51.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.9%, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 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 investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% 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 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 155th 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 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 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.