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United Arab Emirates

الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.

Capital
Abu Dhabi
Currency
AED
Time
GST
Population11.5 مليون2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 552.3B2024, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation1.3%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment2.2%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data

Macro structure

United Arab Emirates: the broader picture.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth4%2024, annual
Inflation1.3%2025, annual
Unemployment2.2%2025, annual
Industry value added44.3%2024, annual
Trade199%2023, annual

Long-range series

Structure over time.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 7.0882024: 3.992
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2024 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 1.7932025: 2.174
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Populationpeople
2015: 8,505,2372025: 11,513,149
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

People & services

Health and education baseline.

Life expectancy83.1 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment102.1%2024, annual

Infrastructure & trade

Connectivity and external activity.

Internet use100%2024, annual
Electricity access100%2024, annual
Trade199%2023, annual

Policy, markets & public authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Central Bank of the UAEMonetary policy and financial-system authorityFederal Competitiveness & Statistics CentreNational statistics and public indicators

Macro to local conditions

Read relationships without claiming causation.

OBSERVED

National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.

How to use this information

The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.

Business infrastructure

How business records work here.

Official sources and observed conditions.

Electronic invoicingE-invoicing framework announced, phased rollout
AuthorityFederal Tax Authority
FormatEvolving
UBL relationshipEvaluating UBL/PEPPOL alignment

Source: https://tax.gov.ae · As of 2024 · Last checked 2026-08-23

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

Federal Competitiveness & Statistics CentreOfficial national statisticsCentral Bank of the UAEOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics