Industry share of GDP in United Arab Emirates

Industry, including construction, produced 44.3% of GDP in United Arab Emirates in 2024.

Measure: Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1975 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2024 44.3% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −1.1percentage points 2023: 45.4%
World, 2024 25.4% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 12th of 189 See the full ranking

Industry 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.

Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2025 – 25.0%
2024 44.3% 25.4%
2023 45.4% 26.2%
2022 49.3% 27.2%
2021 45.4% 27.0%
2020 40.3% 25.9%
2019 43.5% 26.6%
2018 45.7% 27.2%
2017 41.4% 26.7%
2016 39.9% 26.2%
2015 42.2% 26.8%
2014 50.7% 27.7%
2013 53.0% 27.9%
2012 55.4% 28.2%
2011 55.8% 28.2%
2010 50.3% 27.6%
2009 52.0% 26.6%
2008 58.0% 28.2%
2007 54.8% 27.8%
2006 57.9% 27.7%
2005 55.6% 27.2%
2004 51.7% 26.8%
2003 49.1% 26.4%
2002 47.5% 26.4%
2001 49.7% 26.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 45.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 50.7%, the figure has changed by −6.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 189 countries with data for 2024, United Arab Emirates has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 25.4%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.IND.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1975 to 2024 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