Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6%
Change on year
up 63.5%
World rank
5th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in United Arab Emirates, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United Arab Emirates is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.9% | — |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +43.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +63.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 |
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 official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United Arab Emirates?
- Official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United Arab Emirates was 0.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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