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Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2024
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	370 275	349 473	507 064^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	6.8	-5	7.9^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	41 525.1	37 629.2	53 708.0^c
Economy: Agriculture^g,h (% of Gross Value Added)	0.7	1	0.8^c
Economy: Industry^g,i (% of Gross Value Added)	43.4	42.2	51.5^c
Economy: Services and other activity^g,j (% of GVA)	55.9	56.9	47.7^c
Employment in agriculture^k (% of employed)	2.1	1.8	1.4^c
Employment in industry^k (% of employed)	31.5	27.6	29.6^c
Employment in services^k (% employed)	66.5	70.6	69^c
Unemployment (% of labour force)	1.8^k	4.3	2.9^k
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %)	49.4 / 91.4^k	61.0 / 90.0	56.2 / 93.1^k
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	109	112	107^l,m,f
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	98	125	125^c
International trade: exportsⁿ (million current US$)	300 479	335 297	487 861^k,f
International trade: importsⁿ (million current US$)	287 025	246 961	491 205^k,f
International trade: balanceⁿ (million current US$)	13 454	88 336	- 3 343^k,f

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Population growth rate (average annual %)	4.9	1.9	3.4^a
Urban population (% of total population)	85.7	86.8^e	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	2.4^p	...	...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman)	1.4	1.3	1.2^a
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years)	83.3 / 81.3	83.9 / 80.8	84.3 / 82.2^a
Population age distribution^q (0-14/60+ years old, %)	16.8 / 3.2	16.6 / 3.2	16.1 / 3.7^a
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	7 995.1 / 86.3^r,s	8 716.3 / 88.1^r,s	... / ...
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	0.8	8.7	8.6^f
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)	7.6	6.5	6.2^a
Health: Current expenditure^t (% of GDP)	3.5	5.8^k,u	5.3^k,u,v
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	2.3	2.9	2.9^v
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	1.7	4	3.9^v
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	125.8 / 125.5	117.9 / 113.9	... / ...
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	105.0 / 83.6	111.9 / 107.6	... / ...
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	131.6 / 138.9	... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	0.7	0.7	0.5^v
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	17.5	50^w	50^w

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	90.5^k	100^x	100^x,c
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.9	1.5	1.5^v
Threatened species (number)	48	69	98^f
Forested area (% of land area)	4.5^k	4.5^k	4.5^v
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	198.7 / 22.3	198.3 / 21.4	194.9 / 20.8^v
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	9 995	9 465	9 442^v
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	401	392	379^v
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	16 842^y	7 165^z	11 479^z,v
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	45.9	58.2	58.2^f
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %)	98.4 / 98.5	98.5 / 98.5	98.5 / 98.5^c
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)	...	...	0.51^c

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		Land area only.
c		2022
d		United Arab Emirates Dirham.
e		2019
f		2023
g		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
h		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
i		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation canals.
j		Includes publishing activities and landscape care. Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
k		Estimate.
l		Monthly average for quarter or index for quarter.
m		Base 2021 = 100.
n		United Arab Emirates uses the General Trade System since 2017.
o		Areas not elsewhere specified.
p		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
q		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
r		Including refugees.
s		Refers to foreign citizens.
t		Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31).
u		Data are based on SHA2011.
v		2021
w		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
x		Population aged 15 to 74 years.
y		Break in the time series.
z		Non-resident tourists staying in all types of accommodation establishments.