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GDP growth in United Arab Emirates

Is that economy growing or stalling?

United Arab Emirates's gdp growth is 3.99 % — #37 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.

3.99%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2024

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in United Arab Emirates over time

10.85 %1.08 %-8.69 %10.85 % · 2000-8.69 % · 20202000: 10.85 %2001: 1.40 %2002: 2.43 %2003: 8.80 %2004: 9.57 %2005: 4.86 %2006: 9.84 %2007: 3.18 %2008: 3.19 %2009: -5.24 %2010: 1.60 %2011: 6.74 %2012: 4.68 %2013: 4.92 %2014: 4.63 %2015: 7.09 %2016: 5.66 %2017: -1.06 %2018: 1.54 %2019: 1.27 %2020: -8.69 %2021: 4.55 %2022: 7.51 %2023: 4.30 %2024: 3.99 %2000201220243.99 %
25 official observations, 2000 → 2024. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#37 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
71 %
90 of 127 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.31 pp
since 2023
Below its peak
6.86 pp
peak 10.85 % in 2000
Full series
▼ 6.86 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #18 of 36vs median 2.90 %: +1.09 pp (better)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %United Arab Emirates: ahead of 71 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthUnited Arab Emirates 3.99 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. United Arab Emirates is ahead of 71 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs United Arab Emirates
35 Guatemala4.28 %+0.29 pp
36 Nigeria4.01 %+0.02 pp
37 United Arab Emirates3.99 %—
38 Malta3.96 %−0.03 pp
39 El Salvador3.91 %−0.09 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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