Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0489 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0489 million USD per person.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.052 million USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places United Arab Emirates 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0037 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 million USD per person | +31.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 million USD per person | +71.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0241 million USD per person | +146.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0275 million USD per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0316 million USD per person | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0355 million USD per person | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0298 million USD per person | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0347 million USD per person | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0435 million USD per person | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0454 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0405 million USD per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0351 million USD per person | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0324 million USD per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0299 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0234 million USD per person | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0219 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0235 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.026 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.026 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0254 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0258 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0274 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0287 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0252 million USD per person | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0262 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0303 million USD per person | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0281 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0281 million USD per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0338 million USD per person | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0392 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0465 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0513 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 million USD per person | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0437 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0508 million USD per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.052 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.052 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0514 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 million USD per person | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0413 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0423 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0457 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0443 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0372 million USD per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0434 million USD per person | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0499 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.049 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0489 million USD per person | -0.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0489 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 1.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0489 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0051 million USD per person, 9.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +146.1% | 0.0098 million USD per person | 0.0241 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0207 million USD per person | 0.0037 million USD per person | 0.0355 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0319 million USD per person | 0.0219 million USD per person | 0.0454 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0266 million USD per person | 0.0252 million USD per person | 0.0287 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0371 million USD per person | 0.0281 million USD per person | 0.0513 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0467 million USD per person | 0.0413 million USD per person | 0.052 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0457 million USD per person | 0.0372 million USD per person | 0.0499 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 23 Finland 0.0535 million USD per person compare
- 24 United Kingdom 0.0528 million USD per person compare
- 25 Andorra 0.0493 million USD per person compare
- 27 New Zealand 0.0486 million USD per person compare
- 28 France 0.0461 million USD per person compare
- 29 Malta 0.0428 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0489 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.052 million USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.