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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)	-416.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-5,410.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2019
Argentina (USD mn)	2,824.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-143.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Australia (USD mn)	11,648.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1959 - Jun 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-49.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Jun 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	-48.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	-794.0 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-348.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Jun 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	273.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	-407.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	72.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1988 - Jun 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	-222.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	-384.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	3,721.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	11.2 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Bulgaria (USD mn)	228.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	-282.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Canada (USD mn)	-6,224.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Jun 2020
Chile (USD mn)	1,153.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
China (USD mn)	110,167.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	-1,693.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	-733.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	-200.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	739.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	1,299.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Aug 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	254.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	-3,828.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1993 - Jun 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	141.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
European Union (USD mn)	66,911.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Finland (USD mn)	315.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Aug 2020
France (USD mn)	-5,560.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	-336.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Germany (USD mn)	24,492.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jul 2020
Ghana (USD mn)	199.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Greece (USD mn)	-1,004.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	7,810.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	-926.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1989 - Jun 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	49.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
India (USD mn)	19,797.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1949 - Jun 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	-2,896.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Iran (USD mn)	26,741.0 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Ireland (USD mn)	12,840.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Israel (USD mn)	4,374.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Italy (USD mn)	10,693.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Jul 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	-1,096.8 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Japan (USD mn)	15,540.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	-1,379.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	-1,123.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Jun 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	-270.0 Jun 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2019
South Korea (USD mn)	6,500.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Aug 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	-159.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	6,387.7 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Dec 2019
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	227.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Laos (USD mn)	-189.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	121.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	-418.1 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Mar 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	400.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	600.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	17,695.8 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-1.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	-1,220.2 2019	yearly	1977 - 2019
Malaysia (USD mn)	1,749.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Malta (USD mn)	-387.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	-314.0 Dec 2017	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Dec 2017
Mexico (USD mn)	4.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	-19.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	-86.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	-348.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	-908.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020
Mozambique (USD mn)	-184.7 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2019
Myanmar (USD mn)	-1,236.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Mar 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	1,777.5 Jul 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Jul 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	12,624.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1967 - Jun 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	297.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1971 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	-3,232.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Norway (USD mn)	2,045.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Oman (USD mn)	-4,140.4 2019	yearly	1974 - 2019
Pakistan (USD mn)	-286.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Palestinian Territory (USD mn)	-348.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2009 - Mar 2020
Panama (USD mn)	-26.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	256.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Peru (USD mn)	-124.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	1,041.4 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jun 2020
Poland (USD mn)	1,119.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	-519.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jul 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	1,344.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Romania (USD mn)	-1,185.5 Aug 2020	monthly	May 2002 - Aug 2020
Russia (USD mn)	5,627.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	-17,979.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Serbia (USD mn)	-133.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Jul 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	12,729.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	20.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jul 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	476.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jul 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	-1,441.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Spain (USD mn)	1,662.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Jul 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	-548.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	-1,054.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	6,525.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	10,251.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Jun 2020
Syria (USD mn)	-8,653.0 2011	yearly	1977 - 2011
Taiwan (USD mn)	21,769.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1974 - Jun 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-266.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Thailand (USD mn)	2,995.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Aug 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	-896.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	-4,631.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Aug 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	1,689.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	29,652.8 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-3,431.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Jun 2020
United States (USD mn)	-170,541.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	60.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Uzbekistan (USD mn)	-812.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2016 - Mar 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	2,533.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn)	-323.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	-2,421.5 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Zambia (USD mn)	122.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020

United Arab Emirates Key Series

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	98,789.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	1.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Mar 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-5.280 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	44,313.329 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	-5.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Mar 2020
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 $)	61,855.003 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	34,734.972 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.573 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	160.936 2019	yearly	1972 - 2019
GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (AED mn)	1,429,970.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (AED mn)	807,205.865 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Private (AED mn)	601,835.865 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: Less Imports of Goods and Services (AED mn)	1,151,239.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: Final Consumption Expenditure: Government (AED mn)	179,323.823 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (AED mn)	270,277.442 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn)	387,055.799 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Electricity, Gas, Water Supply and Waste Management (AED mn)	61,639.658 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Wholesale, Retail Trade, Repair of Vehicles and Motorcycles (AED mn)	192,736.985 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Accommodation and Food Services (AED mn)	31,902.113 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Real Estate (AED mn)	80,687.504 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Administrative and Support Services (AED mn)	30,199.601 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: NF: Human Health and Social Work (AED mn)	20,432.296 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: Public Administration, Defence, and Compulsory Social Security (AED mn)	105,560.438 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: Activities of Households as Employers (AED mn)	10,042.092 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: Non Financial Corporations (NF) (AED mn)	1,306,348.107 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: Non Financial Corporations (NF) (AED mn)	1,289,569.434 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: NF: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn)	443,486.682 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: NF: Electricity, Gas, Water Supply and Waste Management (AED mn)	43,301.224 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: NF: Accommodation and Food Services (AED mn)	33,536.960 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: NF: Real Estate (AED mn)	80,162.988 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: NF: Administrative and Support Services (AED mn)	24,833.402 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: NF: Human Health and Social Work (AED mn)	18,675.293 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: Public Administration, Defence, and Compulsory Social Security (AED mn)	77,993.772 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
GDP: 2010p: Activities of Households as Employers (AED mn)	8,852.774 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Gross Domestic Product: Disposable Income: AED (AED mn)	1,321,945.979 2019	yearly	2010 - 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)	95,429.000 2018	yearly	1994 - 2018
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)	121.230 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 2020
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	-7.645 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	107.196 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 2020
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	-6.322 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
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)	480.859 2025	yearly	1991 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn)	637.452 2025	yearly	1999 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn)	444.440 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
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 (%)	82.2 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	5,071,234.000 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.23 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Monthly Earnings (USD)	1,977 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	2.41 2016	yearly	2002 - 2016
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	12.878 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
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)	56,060.345 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
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
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	-2.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	4.429 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	-0.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Mar 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.100 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	1.367 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-10,386.2 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
Total Exports (USD mn)	12,692.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-32.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	83,679.549 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	939,939.891 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	111,386.411 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
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
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	2,286,082.369 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	597,922.604 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	242.086 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	1,214.043 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	3,010.991 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
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
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 (USD mn)	10,374.4 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.5 2018	yearly	1972 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	1,089.176 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	37.927 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (AED bn)	-3.000 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn)	263.800 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Imports: FOB (AED bn)	-885.600 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
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: CIF (AED bn)	-984.000 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Change in Reserves (AED bn)	-13.300 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: Transfers: Net (AED bn)	-171.100 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Trade Balance: CIF (AED bn)	176.200 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
BoP: Capital and Financial Account (CF) (AED bn)	-123.100 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
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
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn)	38,519.597 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	7.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	103.0 2019	yearly	2013 - 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	154,375.494 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1991 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	412,118.720 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1991 - Aug 2020
M2 Growth (%)	11.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Aug 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	1.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	94,274.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1973 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	25.209 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2012 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	6.7 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	2,447.130 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Aug 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	7.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Aug 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	517,058.407 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - Aug 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	413,059.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	7.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Jun 2020
Household Debt (USD mn)	442,975.4 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	440,524.166 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Aug 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	4.18 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2014 - Aug 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	75.28 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Mar 2020
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn)	108,844.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Aug 2020
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn)	1,797,095.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Aug 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn)	1,513,506.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Aug 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn)	566,944.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Aug 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%)	7.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Banks Deposits (AED bn)	1,898.897 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - Aug 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 (%)	18.1 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	17.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Jun 2020
Central Bank: Assets (AED mn)	454,152.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Aug 2020
Commercial Banks: Aggregated (Agg): Assets (AED mn)	3,223,355.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Aug 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 (%)	16.400 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Jun 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (AED/USD)	3.672 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Aug 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	1.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 2007 - Sep 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.47 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2009 - Aug 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	121.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Aug 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)	22,504.000 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn)	7.352 2019	yearly	1967 - 2019
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	2,533.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 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)	2,245.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 2006 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	59.5 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	275,496.461 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Sep 2020
Index: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) (Point)	4,518.060 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 2001 - Sep 2020
Market Capitalization: ADX: Shares (AED mn)	694,729.855 Sep 2020	monthly	Apr 2002 - Sep 2020
No of Listed Companies: ADX (Unit)	64.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 2000 - Sep 2020
Value Traded: ADX: Shares (AED)	7,988,967,180.110 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Sep 2020
Volume Traded: ADX: Shares (Unit)	2,111,024,089.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Sep 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)	19,171,000.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	83.910 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	2,362,602.000 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	19,602,815.000 2019	yearly	1982 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	24.181 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	200.632 2019	yearly	1982 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	27,378,484.452 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	9,236,676.607 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	464,392.415 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	32,536,853.597 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	19,739,204.068 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	1,169,008.653 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
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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