Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0218 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places United Arab Emirates 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +173.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0218 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0218 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +173.2% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 74 Netherlands 0.0241 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 San Marino 0.0239 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Mongolia 0.0237 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Congo 0.0213 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Bahrain 0.0186 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Switzerland 0.0184 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 285.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2593 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 208.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Arab Emirates was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.