{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-tax-revenue-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-tax-revenue-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-tax-revenue-gdp/","title":"United Arab Emirates Tax Revenue (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Tax Revenue (% of GDP): 0.6 % of GDP in 2024, unchanged YoY. World Bank (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1997–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"1997/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Tax Revenue (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1997–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2024)","value":"0.6","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Tax Revenue (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"1997","value":0.992337874317392},{"period":"1998","value":1.07587171087163},{"period":"1999","value":1.12244798604335},{"period":"2011","value":0.305542747364174},{"period":"2012","value":0.34692764731157},{"period":"2013","value":0.352793151993451},{"period":"2014","value":0.33747494973265},{"period":"2015","value":0.0541309745951462},{"period":"2016","value":0.040683437400096},{"period":"2017","value":0.0635311817705108},{"period":"2018","value":0.056840595689712},{"period":"2019","value":0.936531687616157},{"period":"2020","value":0.667404694007498},{"period":"2021","value":0.526041912665844},{"period":"2022","value":0.568698431385193},{"period":"2023","value":0.616670519752557},{"period":"2024","value":0.647516088466425}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"1999","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"1998","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"1997","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total government tax revenue as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Tax take shapes fiscal capacity, public services quality, and business cost environment. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 1997–2024 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.1 % of GDP in 1999 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 2016. The latest reading of 0.6 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}