Gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross fixed capital formation was 28.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates, 2001–2009
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates is 28.9%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 29.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates peaked at 28.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.0% | — |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +29.2% |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 26 Congo 29.1% compare
- 27 Kiribati 29.0%
- 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.0% compare
- 30 Bahrain 28.9% compare
- 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.8% compare
- 32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.8% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 29,442 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 41,739 current US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 153,285 current LCU per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross fixed capital formation in United Arab Emirates was 28.9% in 2009, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.