Industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Industry (including construction), value added was 44.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates is 44.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates peaked at 74.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2016.
That places United Arab Emirates 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 74.0% | — |
| 1976 | 71.8% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 68.0% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 68.4% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 63.2% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 61.4% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 62.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 61.3% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 52.2% | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 53.0% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 55.5% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 59.3% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.6% | 68.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.5% | 52.2% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 43.8% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 47.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 39.9% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 40.3% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 7 Gabon 47.2% compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 47.0% compare
- 9 Iraq 45.4% compare
- 11 Cambodia 43.1% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% 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 industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates?
- Industry (including construction), value added in United Arab Emirates was 44.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2016.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.