Interest payments in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Interest payments was 2.31 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in United Arab Emirates, 2019–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in United Arab Emirates is 2.31 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 134,668.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 107th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.71 million current LCU | 1.71 million current LCU | 1.71 million current LCU | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.03 billion current LCU | 73.36 million current LCU | 2.31 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 0.6% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.1% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.0% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 73.7% (2024)
- Interest payments 2.3% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 32.2% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 28.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in United Arab Emirates?
- Interest payments in United Arab Emirates was 2.31 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million current LCU in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for interest payments?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 107th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134,668.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.