United Arab Emirates (2020)
88.4
% of GDP
+10.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+10.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
5
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 88.4 +10.1pp
2019 78.3 +1.1pp
2018 77.2 -4.6pp
2017 81.8 -5.9pp
2016 87.6 n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 88.4 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +10.1pp. Across 2016–2020 the series ranges from 77.2 in 2018 to 88.4 in 2020.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks.

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 total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2020 (5 observations).

The series peaked at 88.4 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 77.2 in 2018. The latest reading of 88.4 in 2020 represents a change of +10.1pp.