United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio

2000 - 2026 | 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 Mar 2026
  • United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 2000 to Mar 2026
  • The data is reported by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
  • In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates Money Supply M2 increased to 759.6 USD bn YoY in Jan 2026
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in United Arab Emirates was measured at 277.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 5.3 Months of Import in Sep 2025
  • United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit reached 491.0 USD bn in Jan 2026, representing an increase of 12.0 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.2 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.4 % 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 Mar 2026 in the chart:

United Arab Emirates Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was United Arab Emirates's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Mar 2026?

Reserve Requirement Ratio: Time Deposits was set as 1.0 % in Mar 2026 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.0 Mar 2026 1.0 Feb 2026 1.0 Mar 2026 1.0 Mar 2026 % monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026

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 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Feb 2026 monthly May 1993 - Feb 2026
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Mar 2026
Belarus (%) 20.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1997 - Feb 2026
Botswana (%) 0.0 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2006 - Mar 2026
Brazil (%) 21.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2026
Cambodia (%) 7.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
China (%) 6.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Mar 2026 monthly Aug 1996 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 16.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2026
Estonia (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Finland (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
France (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Germany (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Greece (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 6.0 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Apr 2026
Iceland (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 1979 - Mar 2026
India (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Israel (%) 6.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2025
Japan (%) 0.8 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1980 - Jan 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2015 - Mar 2026
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Latvia (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 9.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2026
Malaysia (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2026
Malta (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 18.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (%) 14.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Morocco (%) 0.0 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (%) 29.0 Mar 2026 monthly Aug 2011 - Mar 2026
Myanmar (%) 3.8 Mar 2026 monthly May 2011 - Mar 2026
Nepal (%) 4.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Mar 2026
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2005 - Jan 2026
Norway (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2011 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Mar 2026
Peru (%) 5.5 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1997 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly May 1986 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 4.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Romania (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Russia (%) 4.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2004 - Mar 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 7.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
South Africa (%) 2.5 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 18.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Taiwan, China (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Thailand (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2026
Turkey (%) 17.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Mar 2026
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
United States (%) 0.0 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 1980 - Mar 2026
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2010 - Mar 2026
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026

Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust

Explore the most complete set of 6.6 million time series covering more than 200 economies, 20 industries and 18 macroeconomic sectors.

Learn more about what we do

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 (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 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
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) 39,757.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 24.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 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 (%) 27.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 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) 602.242 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,680.952 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 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) 73,953.075 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: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: ow Saudi Arabia (AED mn) 33,654.162 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Switzerland (AED mn) 121,361.147 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: 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: Foodstuff, Beverages, Spirits and Tobacco (AED mn) 29,433.805 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 56,866.647 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
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Plastic, Rubber and Articles (AED mn) 28,601.432 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: 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 China (AED mn) 266,537.461 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Japan (AED mn) 50,474.474 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Germany (AED mn) 36,337.641 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 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: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 76,412.023 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: Mineral Products (AED mn) 72,450.451 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Vegetable Products (AED mn) 26,945.522 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
Imports: General System: Volume (Ton) 13,280,704.586 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Value (AED mn) 62,089.668 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Value (AED mn) 74,242.679 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Value (AED mn) 176,871.831 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 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
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn) 7,779.36 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Import Value Index (2015=100) 179.500 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 116.500 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 143.500 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 161.900 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
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: Credit (AED bn) 263.800 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) -265.500 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) 299,475.675 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1991 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 777,894.222 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1991 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 21.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1992 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 285,675.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1973 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 45.319 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 12,643.975 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 925,778.139 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 18.4 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 491,032.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 12.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 567,972.258 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2013 - Feb 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.80 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2014 - Feb 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 70.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) 2,856,816.530 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2026
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) 3,353,738.072 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) 1,099,824.418 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2026
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) 178,510.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) 11.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Banks Deposits (AED mn) 3,399,920.214 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Feb 2026
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

More Indicators for United Arab Emirates

Request a demo of CEIC

CEIC’s economic databases cover over 200 global markets. Our Platform offers the most reliable macroeconomic data and advanced analytical tools.

Request a demo
Unlimited access tailored to your data needs
Flexible monthly access to CEIC data