United Arab Emirates (2024)
54.9
% of GDP
+1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Services Value Added (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 54.9 +1.1pp
2023 53.8 +3.9pp
2022 49.9 -3.8pp
2021 53.7 -5pp
2020 58.7 +2.9pp
2019 55.8 +2.2pp
2018 53.6 -4.2pp
2017 57.8 -1.6pp
2016 59.4 +2.3pp
2015 57.1 +8.5pp
2014 48.6 +2.2pp
2013 46.4 +2.4pp
2012 44 +0.4pp
2011 43.6 -5.4pp
2010 49 -3.2pp
2009 52.2 +7.1pp
2008 45.1 -2.7pp
2007 47.8 +3.8pp
2006 44 -2.3pp
2005 46.3 -3.2pp

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 54.9 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +1.1pp. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 33.9 in 1975 to 64.1 in 1993.

This page tracks services sector value added as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. The shift toward services-led growth is a defining trend across advanced and emerging markets.

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 services sector value added as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. The shift toward services-led growth is a defining trend across advanced and emerging markets. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

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).

The series peaked at 64.1 % of GDP in 1993 and reached its lowest recorded value of 33.9 in 1975. The latest reading of 54.9 in 2024 represents a change of +1.1pp.