United Arab Emirates (2024)
54.9
% of GDP
+1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202454.9+1.1pp
202353.8+3.9pp
202249.9-3.8pp
202153.7-5pp
202058.7+2.9pp
201955.8+2.3pp
201853.6-4.3pp
201757.8-1.6pp
201659.4+2.3pp
201557.1+8.5pp
201448.6+2.3pp
201346.4+2.4pp
201244+0.4pp
201143.6-5.4pp
201049+2.1pp
200946.9+5.8pp
200841.2-3pp
200744.2+3.2pp
200641-2pp
200543n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 54.9 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was +1.1pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 59.4 in 2016 and a trough of 40.0 in 1990.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united arab emirates services value added (% of gdp) in United Arab Emirates, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 59.4 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 40.0 in 1990. The latest reading of 54.9 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of +1.1pp.