Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.1795 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.1795 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.1911 million SLC per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 million SLC per person, in 1970.
United Arab Emirates ranks 88th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0177 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0207 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0251 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0391 million SLC per person | +55.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0953 million SLC per person | +143.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1088 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1249 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1385 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1152 million SLC per person | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1323 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1612 million SLC per person | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1668 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1487 million SLC per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1289 million SLC per person | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1191 million SLC per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1096 million SLC per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.086 million SLC per person | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 0.086 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 million SLC per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0862 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0993 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0955 million SLC per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0954 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0931 million SLC per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0947 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1004 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1053 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1041 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0926 million SLC per person | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0962 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1111 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1032 million SLC per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1033 million SLC per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1103 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1242 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1441 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.165 million SLC per person | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1706 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1884 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.144 million SLC per person | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1605 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1865 million SLC per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1911 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1911 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1887 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1599 million SLC per person | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1518 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1555 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1678 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1625 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1365 million SLC per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1592 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1833 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1801 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1795 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1795 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 2.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1795 million SLC per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1193 million SLC per person, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 | +143.8% | 0.0391 million SLC per person | 0.0953 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0818 million SLC per person | 0.0177 million SLC per person | 0.1385 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1173 million SLC per person | 0.0802 million SLC per person | 0.1668 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0977 million SLC per person | 0.0926 million SLC per person | 0.1053 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1364 million SLC per person | 0.1032 million SLC per person | 0.1884 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1715 million SLC per person | 0.1518 million SLC per person | 0.1911 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1677 million SLC per person | 0.1365 million SLC per person | 0.1833 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0.1943 million SLC per person compare
- 86 Nepal 0.1919 million SLC per person compare
- 87 Liechtenstein 0.1834 million SLC per person compare
- 89 Moldova 0.1334 million SLC per person compare
- 90 Bermuda 0.1318 million SLC per person compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1304 million SLC per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.1795 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1911 million SLC per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.