United Arab Emirates vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)

United Arab Emirates
77,390 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
United States
58,364 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
United States rank
7th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 77,390 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 58,364 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in United States, a difference of 19,026 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates United States Difference Ahead
1960s 34,626 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 20,973 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 13,653 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 37,214 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 26,690 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 10,524 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 29,572 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 32,604 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 3,032 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United States
1990s 31,788 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 40,350 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 8,562 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United States
2000s 58,180 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 48,346 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 9,834 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 77,669 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 52,276 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 25,393 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 75,836 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 56,748 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 19,088 international-$ in 2011 prices per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, United Arab Emirates or United States?
United Arab Emirates, at 77,390 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 58,364 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between United Arab Emirates and United States?
19,026 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do United Arab Emirates and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,969 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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