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Ratio of national debt to GDP of the United Arab Emirates from 1999 to 2031

Characteristic	Ratio of national debt to GDP
2031	26.01%
2030	26.7%
2029	27.24%
2028	28.77%
2027	30.12%
2026	31.36%
2025	34.33%
2024	34.94%
2023	31.91%
2022	31.51%
2021	35.67%
2020	30.12%
2019	25.82%
2018	20.68%
2017	21.17%
2016	18.64%
2015	15.61%
2014	13.47%
2013	15.25%
2012	20.23%
2011	20.41%
2010	18.34%
2009	21.14%
2008	8.95%
2007	8.89%
2006	5.05%
2005	4.48%
2004	4.08%
2003	3.33%
2002	3.43%
2001	2.69%
2000	3.12%
1999	4.73%

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December 2025

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United Arab Emirates

Survey time period

1999 to 2031

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Data were estimated for: 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031.

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The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of the United Arab Emirates was 34.33 percent in 2025. Between 1999 and 2025, the ratio rose by 29.6 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio is expected to drop by 8.32 percentage points between 2025 and 2031, showing a continuous downward movement throughout the period.

The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.