Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: GDP (current US$), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2,829 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
50,274 current US$ per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
United Arab Emirates rank
31st

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 50,274 current US$ per person against 2,829 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 47,445 current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 17.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 45 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 609.08 current US$ per person 19,935 current US$ per person 19,325 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 1,330 current US$ per person 31,486 current US$ per person 30,157 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 1,070 current US$ per person 26,261 current US$ per person 25,190 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 1,732 current US$ per person 36,517 current US$ per person 34,785 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 2,977 current US$ per person 48,027 current US$ per person 45,050 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 2,807 current US$ per person 46,599 current US$ per person 43,792 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 50,274 current US$ per person against 2,829 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
47,445 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.