United Arab Emirates (2024)
21.8
% of GDP
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202421.8+0.5pp
202321.3-7.3pp
202228.6+0.3pp
202128.3+17.8pp
202010.5+3.8pp
20196.7+1pp
20185.8-5.2pp
201711-2pp
201613-2.1pp
201515.1-18.8pp
201433.9+29.3pp
20124.6+0.5pp
20114.1-4.9pp
20109-17pp
200926+3.4pp
200822.6+4.1pp
200718.5+9.4pp
20069.1n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 21.8 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was +0.5pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 33.9 in 2014 and a trough of 4.1 in 2011.

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 stocks traded: total value (% 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 33.9 % of GDP in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.1 in 2011. The latest reading of 21.8 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of +0.5pp.