United Arab Emirates Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2023)
United Arab Emirates's Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP): 26.6 % of GDP in 2023, +0.5pp YoY. World Bank (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS), 2001–2023.
United Arab Emirates (2023)
26.6
% of GDP
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
23
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.6 | +0.5pp |
| 2022 | 26.1 | +0.7pp |
| 2021 | 25.4 | +2.6pp |
| 2020 | 22.8 | -0.4pp |
| 2019 | 23.2 | +2pp |
| 2018 | 21.2 | +0.6pp |
| 2017 | 20.6 | -0.3pp |
| 2016 | 20.9 | -0.7pp |
| 2015 | 21.6 | -0.5pp |
| 2014 | 22.1 | +1pp |
| 2013 | 21.1 | -2.3pp |
| 2012 | 23.4 | -1.4pp |
| 2011 | 24.8 | -4.1pp |
| 2010 | 28.9 | -2.7pp |
| 2009 | 31.6 | +6.5pp |
| 2008 | 25.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2007 | 25.2 | +5.9pp |
| 2006 | 19.3 | -0.9pp |
| 2005 | 20.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2004 | 20 | -2.2pp |
About this Dataset
United Arab Emirates recorded 26.6 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 2001–2023 the series ranges from 19.3 in 2006 to 31.6 in 2009.
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2001–2023 (23 observations).
The series peaked at 31.6 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.3 in 2006. The latest reading of 26.6 in 2023 represents a change of +0.5pp.