Central government expense in United Arab Emirates

Central government expense in United Arab Emirates was equal to 3.8% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2014.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2023 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2023 3.8% % of GDP
Change from 2022 0percentage points 2022: 3.8%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as United Arab Emirates (2023).

Central government expense in United Arab Emirates over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2023 3.8% –
2022 3.8% 28.5%
2021 4.3% 31.7%
2020 5.1% 33.4%
2019 4.1% 26.7%
2018 3.8% 26.1%
2017 3.9% 26.3%
2016 4.2% 26.6%
2015 4.0% 26.8%
2014 3.7% 26.8%
2013 3.8% 27.1%
2012 4.1% 27.4%
2011 3.9% 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 – 24.8%
2003 – 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.8% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3.8%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2023 for United Arab Emirates
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics