United Arab Emirates Investment: % of GDP
1972 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about United Arab Emirates Investment: % of GDP
- United Arab Emirates Investment accounted for 24.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a ratio of 22.5 % in the previous year.
- United Arab Emirates investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1972 to Dec 2025, with an average ratio of 19.6 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 31.6 % in Dec 2009 and a record low of 13.6 % in Dec 1990.
CEIC calculates annual Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Nominal Gross Capital Formation and annual Nominal GDP. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency, based on SNA 2008. Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2010 is based on SNA 1993 and Gross Capital Formation is calculated as the sum of Gross Fixed Capital Formation and Changes in Inventories.
Related information about United Arab Emirates Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates GDP expanded 10.0 % YoY in Dec 2025.
- United Arab Emirates Nominal GDP reached 136.8 USD bn in Mar 2025.
- Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) fell 0.3 % in Mar 2025.
- United Arab Emirates GDP Per Capita reached 54,151.1 USD in Dec 2025.
- Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 44.4 % in Dec 2025.
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What was United Arab Emirates's Investment: % of GDP in 2025?
United Arab Emirates Investment accounted for 24.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a ratio of 22.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.0 2025 | 22.5 2024 | 13.6 1990 | 31.6 2009 | % | yearly | 1972 - 2025 |
Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 21.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.1 2024 | yearly | 1950 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 10.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Armenia (%) | 15.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2026 |
| Australia (%) | 25.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 22.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 11.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Bahrain (%) | 28.4 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 28.5 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 32.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 25.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Bolivia (%) | 1.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 24.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Botswana (%) | 38.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Brazil (%) | 12.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 22.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 22.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Cambodia (%) | 31.5 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Canada (%) | 26.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 26.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 40.5 2024 | yearly | 1952 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 19.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 16.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 22.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 26.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 20.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 19.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 19.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 24.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 21.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Finland (%) | 20.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 22.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (%) | 20.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Germany (%) | 22.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 8.1 2025 | yearly | 2006 - 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 14.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 21.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 21.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 24.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| India (%) | 35.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Indonesia (%) | 31.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Iran (%) | 30.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 24.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 24.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Italy (%) | 21.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 20.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 29.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Jordan (%) | 17.6 2023 | yearly | 1963 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 25.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2026 |
| Kenya (%) | 17.0 2025 | yearly | 1964 - 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 24.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 35.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 15.1 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 30.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 29.0 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Latvia (%) | 19.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Mar 2026 |
| Lebanon (%) | 22.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 25.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 15.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 9.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 44.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Malawi (%) | 15.7 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 18.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 18.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 20.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Mexico (%) | 22.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 18.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Mongolia (%) | 15.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (%) | 28.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 30.9 Dec 2014 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2014 |
| Mozambique (%) | 17.7 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 34.1 2018 | yearly | 1996 - 2018 |
| Nepal (%) | 28.1 2025 | yearly | 1965 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 20.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Mar 2026 |
| New Zealand (%) | 22.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Mar 2026 |
| Nigeria (%) | 23.7 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 23.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 24.8 2024 | yearly | 1967 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 14.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 28.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 33.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 24.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Mar 2026 |
| Peru (%) | 20.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 20.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1972 - Mar 2026 |
| Poland (%) | 13.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Portugal (%) | 21.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Qatar (%) | 30.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 21.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Russia (%) | 19.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 30.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 20.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 22.5 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 16.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Slovenia (%) | 21.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 12.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Mar 2026 |
| Spain (%) | 20.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 32.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2026 |
| Sudan (%) | 0.7 2025 | yearly | 1976 - 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 25.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Switzerland (%) | 26.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
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| 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 (%) | 16.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) | 730.069 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) | 778.463 2031 | yearly | 1999 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) | 864.440 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 63,362.8 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 81,742.7 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 13.3 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 48,250.5 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 7.9 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 21,565.691 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 73.682 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| 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 (%) | 3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 24.1 2024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 289,801.381 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 781,582.369 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Apr 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 17.8 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1992 - Apr 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 261,805.5 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 45.211 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 11,114.074 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 944,721.898 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 17.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 511,887.7 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.8 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Apr 2026 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 149,138.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 582,233.350 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 14.42 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 66.07 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) | 191,486.663 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 1,064,295.572 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) | 3,407,741.712 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) | 2,870,361.249 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) | 11.000 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2026 |
| Banks Deposits (AED mn) | 3,469,491.172 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Apr 2026 |
| Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) | 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2018 |
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