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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates

United Arab Emiratesโ€™ $614B economy grew 6.2% in 2025; the IMF projects -3.9% for 2026. Inflation is 2.0% (Dec 2025).

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$614B

GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #28 of 56 tracked economies

6.2%

Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects -3.9% for 2026

2.0%

Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Dec 2025

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Policy rate not covered by BIS data

Unemployment ยท 2025
โ€”
vs 2024Not reported in the WEO
Government debt
33.9%
0.7 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
13.3%
Surplus ยท % of GDP
Population
11.3M
GDP per capita $54.2K
Scorecard

United Arab Emirates among 56 tracked economies

Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.

  • GDP
    $614B#28/56
  • Growth
    6.2%#6/56
  • Per capita
    $54.2K#18/56
  • Inflation
    2.0%#44/56
  • Jobless
    โ€”โ€”
  • Debt/GDP
    33.9%#48/56
  • Budget
    3.9%#3/56
  • Curr. acct
    13.3%#4/56
  • Policy rate
    โ€”โ€”
  • Population
    11.3M#41/56
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Growth across Asia

Real GDP growth, 2025

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)