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United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance

1996 - 2019 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

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United Arab Emirates's Current Account recorded a surplus of 29.7 USD bn in Dec 2019, compared with a surplus of 40.5 USD bn in the previous year. United Arab Emirates's Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2019, with an averaged value of 15.7 USD bn. The data reached an all-time high of 79.8 USD bn in Dec 2012 and a record low of -106.2 USD mn in Dec 1998. CEIC converts annual Current Account Balance into USD. The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates provides Current Account Balance in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 10.4 USD bn in Dec 2018. United Arab Emirates's Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 15.1 USD bn in Dec 2018. The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 421.1 USD bn in Dec 2019.

What was United Arab Emirates's Current Account Balance in 2019?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
29,652.8 USD mn 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019	40,490.1 USD mn 2018 yearly 1996 - 2019	-106.2 1998	79,754.9 2012	USD mn	yearly	1996 - 2019 Updated on 30 Mar 2020

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Albania (USD mn)	-249.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-3,650.0 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Sep 2018
Argentina (USD mn)	-444.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Mar 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-582.2 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
Australia (USD mn)	5,512.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1959 - Mar 2020
Austria (USD mn)	5,611.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Mar 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	646.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Mar 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	-2,434.6 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-803.5 May 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - May 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	-1,238.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	1,975.0 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Mar 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	-145.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1988 - Mar 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	-177.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Botswana (USD mn)	-384.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	2,235.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	11.2 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Bulgaria (USD mn)	81.9 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	-1,461.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Canada (USD mn)	-8,250.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Mar 2020
Chile (USD mn)	-969.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 2020
China (USD mn)	119,600.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	-2,711.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	-1,618.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	-1,022.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	169.5 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - May 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	2,541.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - May 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	395.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	-2,765.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1993 - Mar 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	113.7 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - May 2020
European Union (USD mn)	61,803.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Finland (USD mn)	-618.4 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2020
France (USD mn)	-9,467.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jun 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	-417.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Germany (USD mn)	11,550.5 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - May 2020
Greece (USD mn)	-996.7 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	-1,161.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	-48.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1989 - Mar 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	89.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Mar 2020
India (USD mn)	584.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1949 - Mar 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	-3,924.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Iran (USD mn)	26,741.0 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Ireland (USD mn)	-16,755.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Israel (USD mn)	3,455.2 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Dec 2019
Italy (USD mn)	2,477.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - May 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	-1,096.8 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Japan (USD mn)	7,659.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	-436.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	2,023.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Mar 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	-270.0 Jun 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2019
South Korea (USD mn)	5,884.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jun 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	-86.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	33,789.5 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	2.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Laos (USD mn)	-31.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	84.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	-1,058.6 Sep 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2019
Lithuania (USD mn)	254.4 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - May 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	1,053.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	19,060.6 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-92.1 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Mar 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	-1,376.7 2018	yearly	1977 - 2018
Malaysia (USD mn)	2,274.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Malta (USD mn)	220.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	-314.0 Dec 2017	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Dec 2017
Mexico (USD mn)	-981.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	-188.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	4.7 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - May 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	-354.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	-1,018.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Mar 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	-6.7 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Dec 2019
Nepal (USD mn)	-1,160.5 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	23,106.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1967 - Mar 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	-985.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1971 - Mar 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	-4,881.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Norway (USD mn)	6,956.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Oman (USD mn)	-4,345.9 2018	yearly	1974 - 2018
Pakistan (USD mn)	-282.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Panama (USD mn)	-26.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	-42.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Peru (USD mn)	-1,444.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	-252.3 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Mar 2020
Poland (USD mn)	2,678.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	-661.3 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	4,229.1 2019	yearly	1978 - 2019
Romania (USD mn)	-845.3 May 2020	monthly	May 2002 - May 2020
Russia (USD mn)	12,556.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	12,416.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Dec 2019
Serbia (USD mn)	-58.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - May 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	11,211.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Mar 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	-110.4 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - May 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	138.2 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	1,134.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
Spain (USD mn)	818.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - May 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	-221.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	-1,445.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Dec 2019
Sweden (USD mn)	8,326.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Mar 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	17,925.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Mar 2020
Syria (USD mn)	-8,653.0 2011	yearly	1977 - 2011
Taiwan (USD mn)	18,160.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1974 - Mar 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-266.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Thailand (USD mn)	-246.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Jun 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	-679.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Mar 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	-3,764.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - May 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	4,334.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	29,652.8 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-27,049.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Mar 2020
United States (USD mn)	-104,204.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	-4.7 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Dec 2019
Venezuela (USD mn)	2,533.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn)	4,153.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	-2,421.5 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016

United Arab Emirates Key Series

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Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	421,142.3 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Real GDP Growth (%)	1.7 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-0.254 2019	yearly	1973 - 2019
GDP per Capita (USD)	44,313.329 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	-1.9 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	163,876.342 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	38.9 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	55,921.035 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	13.3 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Investment: % of GDP (%)	23.8 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	74,279.133 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Gross National Product (USD mn)	423,200.811 2019	yearly	1993 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	47.8 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	74,605.251 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	38,586.466 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.273 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	160.936 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
GDP per Capita: AED (AED th)	162.741 2019	yearly	1988 - 2019
AE: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (AED mn)	1,521,072.645 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
AE: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (AED mn)	1,442,462.671 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	2.2 Mar 2017	monthly	Jan 1975 - Mar 2017
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	237,379,950.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Fish Production (Ton)	75,615.031 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Electricity Consumption (GWh)	127,561.223 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Natural Gas Production (Cub m mn)	95,521.000 2017	yearly	1994 - 2017
Crude Oil Reserves (Metric Ton th)	13,342.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	124.180 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Dec 2019
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	-6.050 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Dec 2019
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	109.070 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Dec 2019
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	-4.570 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Dec 2019
Real Estate Transactions: Value: Dubai (AED mn)	223,513.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
No of Real Estate Transactions: Dubai (Unit)	53,553.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	5.5 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	23,083.467 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	4,217.595 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	15.1 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Dec 2019
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn)	498.794 2024	yearly	1991 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn)	349.589 2024	yearly	1999 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn)	463.029 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Consolidated Government: Expenditures: Current (AED mn)	388,149.000 2018	yearly	1991 - 2018

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	9.9 2020	yearly	1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	82.1 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Employed Persons (Person)	5,071,234.000 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.23 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Monthly Earnings (USD)	1,977 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	2.41 2016	yearly	2002 - 2016
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	12.496 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population: Male (Person)	6,415,942.000 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Population: Female (Person)	2,888,335.000 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
No of Employees (Person)	5,071,234.000 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
No of Employees: Non Financial Enterprises: Wholesale, Retail Trade and Maintena... (Person)	1,020,000.000 2011	yearly	1988 - 2011
No of Employees: Non Financial Enterprises: Mining and Quarrying (Person)	72,000.000 2011	yearly	1988 - 2011
No of Employees: Non Financial Enterprises: Construction (Person)	1,159,000.000 2011	yearly	1988 - 2011
Unemployment Rate: Male (%)	1.411 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Unemployment Rate: Female (%)	6.760 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Wages (AED mn)	517,320.438 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Wages: NF: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn)	20,326.068 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Wages: NF: Construction (AED mn)	52,959.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Wages: NF: Wholesale, Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (AED mn)	62,856.739 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	263,000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	1,792.1 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	28,000.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	235,000.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	5.679 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Jun 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	-5.6 2019	yearly	2014 - 2019
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	1.500 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-13,296.1 Dec 2017	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Total Exports (USD mn)	12,094.2 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-34.4 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Apr 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	9,300,008.282 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	1,060,184.479 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	164,748.589 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Total Imports (USD mn)	14,666.5 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
Total Imports Growth (%)	-12.2 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2010 - Dec 2018
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	3.003 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	2,454,844.305 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	628,135.137 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	205.503 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	1,080.924 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	17,591.453 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Exports: Non Oil: Value (AED mn)	15,719.567 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn)	7,779.36 Dec 2017	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Re-Exports: Value (AED mn)	21,073.594 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
Imports: Value (AED mn)	53,862.714 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
Exports: HS: Non Oil: Value: Base Metals and Articles Thereof (AED mn)	45,895.872 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Exports: HS: Non Oil: Value: Prepared Foodstuff, Beverages, Spirits, Vinegar and... (AED mn)	10,475.883 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Exports: HS: Non Oil: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn)	9,279.715 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Exports: Non Oil: European Countries: ow Switzerland (AED th)	7,945,847.271 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Non Oil: Asian Countries: ow India (AED th)	16,524,134.574 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Non Oil: Asian Countries: ow Iran (AED th)	1,513,390.413 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Non Oil: Asian Countries: ow Singapore (AED th)	3,359,076.069 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Non Oil: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Saudi Arabia (AED th)	28,780,549.176 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: HS: Value: Base Metals and Articles Thereof (AED mn)	49,680.142 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Imports: HS: Value: Vegetable Products (AED mn)	21,564.065 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Imports: HS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn)	18,913.649 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Imports: HS: Value: Chemical Products and Related Industries (AED mn)	37,563.932 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Imports: American Countries: ow USA (AED th)	56,952,814.317 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: ow China (AED th)	64,604,611.043 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: ow India (AED th)	41,775,548.385 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: ow Japan (AED th)	28,170,860.625 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: European Countries: ow Germany (AED th)	31,613,633.190 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	10,374.4 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	15,057.9 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	29,652.8 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	7.0 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.5 2018	yearly	1972 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	25.085 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
BoP: Change in Reserves (AED bn)	-13.300 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn)	263.800 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Net (AED bn)	-2.200 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account (AED bn)	108.900 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Imports: FOB (AED bn)	-885.600 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Imports: CIF (AED bn)	-984.000 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Transfers: Net (AED bn)	-171.100 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Capital and Financial Account (CF) (AED bn)	-123.100 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn)	-265.500 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Trade Balance: FOB (AED bn)	274.600 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Investment Income: Net (AED bn)	7.600 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Trade Balance: CIF (AED bn)	176.200 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Exports and Re-Exports (AED bn)	1,160.200 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account (AED bn)	-123.100 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Direct Investment (AED bn)	-17.200 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Direct Investment: Outw... (AED bn)	-55.300 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Direct Investment: Inwa... (AED bn)	38.100 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Enterprises: Private Sector: Portfolio Investment (AED bn)	4.000 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (AED bn)	-3.000 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn)	38,519.597 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	153,655.548 May 2020	monthly	Jun 1991 - May 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	395,343.771 May 2020	monthly	Jun 1991 - May 2020
M2 Growth (%)	9.9 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - May 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	1.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	93,706.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jun 1973 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	25.260 2019	yearly	1973 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	5.6 Dec 2017	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	1,791.800 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	5.572 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Apr 2020
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	6.5 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Total Deposits (USD mn)	507,964.602 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - May 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	408,162.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - May 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	6.3 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - May 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	437,589.653 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Apr 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	4.797 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2014 - Apr 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	73.37 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Dec 2019
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn)	107,729.000 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Apr 2020
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn)	1,751,530.000 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Apr 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn)	1,464,852.000 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Apr 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn)	564,300.000 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - May 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%)	7.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Banks Deposits (AED bn)	1,865.500 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - May 2020
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn)	1,486,531.000 Jun 2018	monthly	Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	17.5 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	16.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Mar 2020
Central Bank: Assets (AED mn)	443,400.000 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - May 2020
Commercial Banks: Aggregated (Agg): Assets (AED mn)	3,155,662.000 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Apr 2020
Central Bank: Income Statement (IS): Net Profit (AED th)	1,185,000.000 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Central Bank: IS: Interest and Investment Income: Net (AED th)	1,608,000.000 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Central Bank: IS: Interest and Investment Income: Interest (AED th)	474,000.000 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Central Bank: IS: Other Income (AED th)	-54,000.000 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Liquid Assets to Total Assets (%)	14.600 Dec 2018	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Dec 2018
Liquid Assets to Short Term Liabilities (%)	39.400 Dec 2018	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Dec 2018
Capital Adequacy Ratio: Basel II: Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets (%)	15.800 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Mar 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (AED/USD)	3.672 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Jun 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	1.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 2007 - Jul 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.57 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2009 - Jul 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	124.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jun 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	135,997 2018	yearly	1994 - 2018
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	55,096.539 2019	yearly	1967 - 2019
Natural Gas: Exports (Cub m mn)	9,374.158 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn)	26,050.000 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn)	7.352 2019	yearly	1967 - 2019
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	2,349.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th)	2,414.170 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th)	1,042.342 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	21,390 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	1.6 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
No of Hotels (Unit)	702.000 2016	yearly	1993 - 2016
No of Hotel Rooms: Avg (Unit)	91,267.000 2013	yearly	1993 - 2013
Hotels Occupancy Rate: Annual (%)	74.000 2016	yearly	1993 - 2016
AE: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)	21,286,000.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
AE: International Tourism: Number of Departures (Person)	18,904,000.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (31Dec2003=1000)	2,050.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2006 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	59.5 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Index: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) (Point)	4,304.730 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2001 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: ADX: Shares (AED mn)	657,034.230 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2002 - Jul 2020
No of Listed Companies: ADX (Unit)	70.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 2000 - Jul 2020
Value Traded: ADX: Shares (AED)	2,480,716,022.130 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jul 2020
Volume Traded: ADX: Shares (Unit)	1,023,673,802.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: DFM: Shares (AED mn)	382,167.22 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Value Traded: DFM: Shares (AED th)	4,163,345.24 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Volume Traded: DFM: Shares (Unit th)	3,449,583.07 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
No of Trades: DFM: Shares (Unit)	50,872.00 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2018

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	2,140.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	19,054,000.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	83.910 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	2,341,392.000 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	20,081,015.000 2018	yearly	1982 - 2018
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	24.311 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	208.505 2018	yearly	1982 - 2018
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	27,378,484.452 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	16,976,545.100 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Television (USD th)	956,573.156 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	32,536,853.597 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	18,873,885.127 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Television (USD th)	1,349,447.576 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Passenger Traffic: Air: Arrival (Person)	54,548,454.000 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Passenger Traffic: Air: Departure (Person)	54,494,587.000 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Passenger Traffic: Air: Transit (Person)	753,502.000 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Passenger Traffic: Sea: Arrival (Person)	417,579.000 2007	yearly	2003 - 2007
Passenger Traffic: Sea: Departure (Person)	407,916.000 2007	yearly	2003 - 2007
No of Registered Vehicles: New (Unit)	374,141.000 2010	yearly	2001 - 2010
No of Registered Vehicles: Renewed (Unit)	1,338,643.000 2009	yearly	2001 - 2009

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