Real GDP growth in United Arab Emirates

Real GDP in United Arab Emirates changed by 4.0% in 2024.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2024 4.0% Annual % change
Change from 2023 −0.3percentage points 2023: 4.3%
World, 2024 2.9% Official aggregate

Real GDP growth in United Arab Emirates over time

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

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2025 – 2.9%
2024 4.0% 2.9%
2023 4.3% 2.9%
2022 7.5% 3.4%
2021 4.6% 6.5%
2020 -8.7% -2.9%
2019 1.3% 2.7%
2018 1.5% 3.3%
2017 -1.1% 3.4%
2016 5.7% 2.8%
2015 7.1% 3.1%
2014 4.6% 3.2%
2013 4.9% 2.9%
2012 4.7% 2.7%
2011 6.7% 3.3%
2010 1.6% 4.5%
2009 -5.2% -1.3%
2008 3.2% 2.1%
2007 3.2% 4.4%
2006 9.8% 4.5%
2005 4.9% 4.1%
2004 9.6% 4.5%
2003 8.8% 3.1%
2002 2.4% 2.3%
2001 1.4% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 4.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.6%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.9%.

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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
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 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