Economy & Growth in United Arab Emirates 547 indicators covering economy & growth for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value 15 No 2025 — 63rd 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value 15 No 2025 up 275.0% 99th Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage 8.01 billion current US$ 2021 up 62.2% 28th Machinery and transport equipment 12.2% 2023 up 1.9% 63rd Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 22,328 million USD 2023 up 152.9% 16th Major Events 0 2026 — 2nd Reported Social Unrest Index 294.76 2026 — 11th Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 19,757 million USD 2023 up 169.1% 15th Medical doctors per 1000 people vs gdp per capita 2.99 2023 up 46.3% 61st Trade as share of gdp 199.04 2023 up 26.5% 9th Foreign direct investment net inflows as share of gdp 8.26 2024 up 217.1% 25th Share food exports 2.89 2023 up 135.0% 171st Share manufacture exports 8.81 2023 up 84.9% 149th Gdp per capita growth -0.766 2024 down 517.5% 189th SDRs holdings, Percent of SDR Allocation 86.11 2025 down 9.8% 95th SDRs holdings, US dollar 3.28 billion 2025 up 336.7% 46th SDRs holdings, SDR 2.40 billion 2025 up 341.8% 46th IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota 74.92 2025 up 12.7% 140th IMF holdings of currency, US dollar 2.37 billion 2025 up 241.9% 49th IMF holdings of currency, SDR 1.73 billion 2025 up 246.0% 49th Lending to the IMF (GRA), US dollar 0 2025 — 1st Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR 0 2025 — 1st Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), US dollar 0 2025 — 59th Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR 0 2025 — 59th SDR Allocation, US dollar 3.81 billion 2025 up 384.0% 46th SDR Allocation, SDR 2.78 billion 2025 up 389.7% 46th Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar 0 2025 — 39th Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR 0 2025 — 39th IMF Quota, US dollar 3.17 billion 2025 up 203.5% 38th IMF Quota, SDR 2.31 billion 2025 up 207.1% 38th Index of digital trade integration and openness 0.0725 Index 2024 up 130.3% 68th Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. 0.0305 Index 2024 up 2.9% 24th Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — E. Wider 0.0242 Index 2024 — 71st Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0 Index 2024 — 61st Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — B. Openess 0 Index 2024 — 40th Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.0178 Index 2024 up 877.9% 77th Access to clean fuels for cooking vs gdp per capita 99 2024 unchanged 45th Lack of access to clean fuels for cooking vs gdp per capita 1 2024 unchanged 131st Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage 0.3% 2020 up 132.0% 104th Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage 1.22 billion current US$ 2021 up 191.1% 23rd Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage 2.1% 2020 up 32.0% 60th Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months 100 % 2024 up 10.6% 1st Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita 99.79 2024 down 0.0% 66th Gni per capita vs gdp per capita 84,671 2023 down 3.7% 7th Share of out of pocket expenditure vs gdp per capita 9.67 2023 down 43.7% 171st Foreign direct investment net outflows as share of gdp 13.97 2024 up 405.9% 5th Share of total imports of goods that comes from china 19.62 2024 up 65.4% 65th Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share 8.15 2021 up 226.7% 49th Government revenues as a share of gdp world bank 3.03 2024 up 6.2% 157th A woman can register a business in the same way as a man (1=yes) 1 Score 2023 unchanged 1st There is legislation specifically addressing domestic violence 1 Score 2023 — 1st Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 28.2 % 2023 down 0.4% 71st Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp 0.49 2023 down 21.0% 164th Share of household consumption in gdp vs gdp per capita 39.59 2023 up 34.6% 166th Share of gov expenditure in gdp vs gdp per capita 9.76 2023 up 15.8% 166th Total gov expenditure gdp wdi 3.77 2023 down 1.3% 157th Military spending as a share of gdp sipri 5.64 2014 up 22.4% 12th GNI per capita 36,238 US$ 2020 up 6.9% 31st Imports of ppe related products per capita 46.43 2021 up 125.3% 12th Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ 16,990 million USD 2024 up 4.0% 75th ← Previous Page 6 of 10 Next →