United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2012 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 45.574 % in Jun 2025
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 44.370 % for Mar 2025
  • United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 23.127 % from Dec 2012 to Jun 2025, with 51 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 45.574 % in Jun 2025 and a record low of 11.667 % in Dec 2012
  • United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

View United Arab Emirates's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2012 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was United Arab Emirates's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Jun 2025?

United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 45.574 % in Jun 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
45.574 Jun 2025 44.370 Mar 2025 11.667 Dec 2012 45.574 Jun 2025 % quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.714 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.270 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.759 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 5.975 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.818 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.603 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Colombia (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.387 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.938 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.956 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 11.063 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 5.520 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.025 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.101 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2025
Jordan (%) 24.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.206 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 13.490 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 8.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.368 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 49.002 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.335 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.683 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 13.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Jan 2026 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.976 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.191 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 16.648 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 16.799 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 33.447 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.918 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.471 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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United Arab Emirates Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 6.5 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 35,771.783 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 100,505.393 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) 673.115 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) 747.882 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) 800.236 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.695 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -23,740.4 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 36,571.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 6.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 13,819,749.776 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,516,003.179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 905,883.265 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 41,127.4 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,105,704.368 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,601,485.790 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 687.749 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,321.851 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 5,234.356 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 83,977.270 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: ow Saudi Arabia (AED mn) 21,981.378 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Singapore (AED mn) 4,024.618 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 5,640.153 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Iran (Islamic Republic O... (AED mn) 523.233 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 51,445.310 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Switzerland (AED mn) 65,570.801 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Ar... (AED mn) 215,375.697 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Foodstuff, Beverages, Spirits and Tobacco (AED mn) 18,743.908 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 10,972.341 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 39,058.958 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Plastic, Rubber and Articles (AED mn) 16,383.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 168,948.927 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 64,044.750 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: American Countries: ow United States Of America (AED mn) 49,070.280 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Japan (AED mn) 33,002.173 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Germany (AED mn) 23,400.441 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Vegetable Products (AED mn) 17,806.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 47,127.638 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Chemical Products or Allied Industries (AED mn) 42,952.813 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 50,993.992 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Articles (AED mn) 339,356.747 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Re-Exports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian ow China (AED mn) 3,557.450 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Volume (Ton) 9,773,381.607 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Value (AED mn) 48,660.400 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: General System: Volume (Ton) 13,505,539.653 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Volume (Ton) 1,604,206.333 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Value (AED mn) 63,853.585 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: General System: Value (AED mn) 151,040.375 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn) 7,779.36 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.931 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 101.834 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 111.444 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 141.495 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 77,168.1 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 79,972.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 14.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45,636.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 54,023.145 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 83.077 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) -265.500 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn) 263.800 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn) 38,519.597 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 24.1 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 285,399.159 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 726,851.657 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 17.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 265,305.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1973 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 45.574 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 10,154.118 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 881,266.483 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 15.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 472,757.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 554,802.910 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.74 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 69.05 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) 171,066.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) 3,216,377.487 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) 1,048,128.411 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) 2,669,362.711 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) 11.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Banks Deposits (AED mn) 3,236,451.160 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

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