{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-gdp-growth-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-gdp-growth-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-gdp-growth-rate/","title":"United Arab Emirates GDP Growth Rate (2024)","description":"United Arab Emirates's GDP Growth Rate: 4 % annual change in 2024, -0.3pp YoY. 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Highlight recession years and recovery cycles. Show trend vs. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 23.9 % annual change in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of -15 in 1986. The latest reading of 4 in 2024 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}