Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 28.49 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
28.49
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
87th
of 195 countries
All-time high
39.85
in 1991
All-time low
20.05
in 2015
Years of data
40
1991–2030
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates stood at 28.49.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 39.85 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.05, in 2015.
United Arab Emirates ranks 87th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.85 | — |
| 1992 | 32.9 | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 28.61 | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 28.34 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 29.73 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 28.52 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 29.27 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 26.84 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 25.59 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 32.45 | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 26.43 | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 20.09 | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 24.11 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 31.73 | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 35.78 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 34.78 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 39.59 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 28.87 | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 30.87 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 34.69 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 36.38 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 36.88 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.17 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 20.05 | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 28.75 | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 27.08 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 29.53 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 28.05 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 29.9 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 32.55 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 28.48 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 27.83 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 28.37 | +1.9% |
| 2026 | 27.26 | -3.9% |
| 2027 | 27.57 | +1.1% |
| 2028 | 28.09 | +1.9% |
| 2029 | 28.35 | +0.9% |
| 2030 | 28.49 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.96 | 25.59 | 39.85 | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.62 | 20.09 | 39.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.73 | 20.05 | 36.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.64 | 27.26 | 32.55 | 10 |
| 2030s | 28.49 | 28.49 | 28.49 | 1 |
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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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 28.49 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 39.85 in 1991.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.05 in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October