United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio

2000 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates

Key information about United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Reserve Requirement Ratio: Time Deposits was set as 1.0 % in Dec 2025
  • United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 2000 to Dec 2025
  • The data is reported by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
  • In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates Money Supply M2 increased to 715.8 USD bn YoY in Oct 2025
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in United Arab Emirates was measured at 256.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.2 Months of Import in Jun 2025
  • United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit reached 467.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increase of 6.5 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.1 % in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 4.7 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of United Arab Emirates reached 24.1 % in Dec 2024, accounting for 24.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View United Arab Emirates's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Jan 2000 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was United Arab Emirates's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Dec 2025?

Reserve Requirement Ratio: Time Deposits was set as 1.0 % in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.0 Dec 2025 1.0 Nov 2025 1.0 Dec 2025 1.0 Dec 2025 % monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025

Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025
Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025
Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Austria (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly May 1993 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 20.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 21.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
China (%) 6.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Colombia (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Estonia (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
France (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Germany (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 8.0 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Feb 2026
Iceland (%) 3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1979 - Feb 2026
India (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 6.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2025
Japan (%) 0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2015 - Jan 2026
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Latvia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 9.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2026
Malaysia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (%) 29.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (%) 3.8 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
Nepal (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2011 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2026
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 5.5 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1997 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Romania (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1980 - Jan 2026
Serbia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
South Africa (%) 2.5 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 18.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Thailand (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2026
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2026
Turkey (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
United States (%) 0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1980 - Jan 2026
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2010 - Jan 2026
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025

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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) -27,945.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 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) 48,161.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 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: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 10,455.326 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 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: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: ow Saudi Arabia (AED mn) 33,654.162 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Singapore (AED mn) 5,648.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Iran (Islamic Republic O... (AED mn) 846.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 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: 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) 28,601.432 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Foodstuff, Beverages, Spirits and Tobacco (AED mn) 29,433.805 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Ar... (AED mn) 359,581.271 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 16,719.074 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 266,537.461 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 98,156.403 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 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) 36,337.641 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: American Countries: ow United States Of America (AED mn) 49,070.280 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Articles (AED mn) 526,085.391 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 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) 72,450.451 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Chemical Products or Allied Industries (AED mn) 68,890.636 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 76,412.023 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian ow China (AED mn) 5,210.224 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Value (AED mn) 74,242.679 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Value (AED mn) 62,089.668 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Value (AED mn) 151,040.375 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Volume (Ton) 1,907,093.318 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Volume (Ton) 10,330,363.886 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Volume (Ton) 13,280,704.586 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn) 7,779.36 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 111.444 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 141.495 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 101.834 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.931 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) 291,779.146 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 750,101.664 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 19.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Dec 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) 5.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 10,154.118 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 900,468.770 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 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: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) 1,071,558.912 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) 174,333.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) 2,754,748.361 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) 3,255,449.189 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) 11.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Banks Deposits (AED mn) 3,306,971.557 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

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