Investment share of GDP in United Arab Emirates

Investment in United Arab Emirates was equal to 26.6% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2010.

United Arab Emirates, 2023 26.6% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.6percentage points 2022: 26.1%
World, 2023 26.7% Official aggregate

Investment share of GDP 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.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2024 – 26.3%
2023 26.6% 26.7%
2022 26.1% 27.5%
2021 25.4% 27.2%
2020 22.8% 26.5%
2019 23.2% 26.6%
2018 21.2% 26.7%
2017 20.6% 26.1%
2016 20.9% 25.7%
2015 21.6% 25.9%
2014 22.1% 25.9%
2013 21.1% 25.6%
2012 23.4% 25.5%
2011 24.8% 25.3%
2010 28.9% 24.6%
2009 31.6% 23.4%
2008 25.1% 25.5%
2007 25.2% 25.5%
2006 19.3% 25.0%
2005 20.2% 24.5%
2004 20.0% 24.1%
2003 22.1% 23.4%
2002 22.5% 23.3%
2001 22.5% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 26.1% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by +5.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 26.7%.

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Source and dates

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 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: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices