United Arab Emirates Public Consumption: % of GDP
1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about United Arab Emirates Public Consumption: % of GDP
- United Arab Emirates Public Consumption accounted for 12.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a share of 12.4 % in the previous year.
- United Arab Emirates Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 1972 to Dec 2023, with an average number of 10.5 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 14.9 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 5.7 % in Dec 1975.
CEIC calculates annual Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Consumption Expenditure and annual Nominal GDP. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency, based on SNA 2008. Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2010 is based on SNA 1993.
Related information about United Arab Emirates Public Consumption: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates GDP expanded 4.1 % YoY in Jun 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 48,140.6 USD in Dec 2023.
- Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 42.9 % in Dec 2023.
- For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 20.6 % in Dec 2020.
- Private Consumption accounted for 44.9 % in Dec 2023.
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What was United Arab Emirates's Public Consumption: % of GDP in 2023?
United Arab Emirates Public Consumption accounted for 12.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a share of 12.4 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.2 2023 | 12.4 2022 | 5.7 1975 | 14.9 2020 | % | yearly | 1972 - 2023 |
Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 12.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 18.1 2024 | yearly | 1950 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 15.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 10.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 24.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 21.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 14.2 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.8 2025 | yearly | 1973 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 20.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 24.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Bolivia (%) | 21.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 19.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 30.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 21.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 22.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 23.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 6.0 2022 | yearly | 1993 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 21.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 15.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| China (%) | 16.6 2024 | yearly | 1952 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 12.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Croatia (%) | 19.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 22.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 18.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 23.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Ecuador (%) | 12.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 5.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 23.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 21.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Finland (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 24.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (%) | 14.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 22.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.3 2025 | yearly | 2006 - 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 16.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 12.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 25.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Iceland (%) | 26.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| India (%) | 9.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Indonesia (%) | 7.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 9.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 11.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Israel (%) | 24.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Italy (%) | 20.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.9 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 19.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 15.3 2023 | yearly | 1963 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 12.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 11.2 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 16.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 15.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 25.8 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 17.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 14.0 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Latvia (%) | 25.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 9.6 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 20.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 19.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 13.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 19.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Malawi (%) | 19.0 2023 | yearly | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 11.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 19.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 12.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 11.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 14.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 13.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 17.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 17.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 18.4 2024 | yearly | 1963 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 7.3 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 26.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 20.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.6 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 22.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Mar 2026 |
| Oman (%) | 18.7 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 9.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 18.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 13.2 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 12.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 12.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Philippines (%) | 15.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 20.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Portugal (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 13.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 16.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 20.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 21.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 18.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Singapore (%) | 10.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 20.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 21.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 18.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 17.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 7.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 16.6 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden (%) | 26.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 12.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Syria (%) | 2.7 2022 | yearly | 1963 - 2022 |
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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) | 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) | 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 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 261,973.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 45.211 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 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) | 505,670.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.7 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Mar 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 (AED mn) | 3,407,741.712 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 1,064,295.572 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 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 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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