Services, value added in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Services, value added was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.9%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
124th
of 206 countries
All-time high
64.1%
in 1993
All-time low
33.9%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Services, value added in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 54.9% for services, value added in 2024.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in United Arab Emirates peaked at 64.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1975.

United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Services, value added in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Services, value added (% of GDP) in United Arab Emirates, 1975 to 2024.
Year % of GDP Change
1975 33.9%
1976 39.7% +17.0%
1977 44.2% +11.4%
1978 41.8% -5.4%
1979 36.6% -12.5%
1980 35.2% -3.7%
1981 42.9% +21.9%
1982 50.7% +18.1%
1983 54.7% +7.9%
1984 51.4% -6.1%
1985 51.9% +1.0%
1986 63.1% +21.7%
1987 60.1% -4.8%
1988 61.2% +1.8%
1989 59.8% -2.2%
1990 53.7% -10.1%
1991 56.7% +5.5%
1992 58.4% +3.0%
1993 64.1% +9.8%
1994 51.6% -19.4%
1995 52.3% +1.2%
1996 51.6% -1.3%
1997 51.8% +0.4%
1998 57.8% +11.5%
1999 55.0% -4.8%
2000 47.4% -13.8%
2001 50.8% +7.1%
2002 53.2% +4.8%
2003 51.9% -2.5%
2004 49.5% -4.6%
2005 46.3% -6.5%
2006 44.0% -4.9%
2007 47.8% +8.7%
2008 45.1% -5.7%
2009 52.2% +15.8%
2010 49.0% -6.2%
2011 43.6% -11.0%
2012 44.0% +1.0%
2013 46.4% +5.4%
2014 48.6% +4.9%
2015 57.1% +17.5%
2016 59.4% +4.0%
2017 57.8% -2.6%
2018 53.6% -7.4%
2019 55.8% +4.2%
2020 58.7% +5.2%
2021 53.7% -8.5%
2022 49.9% -7.1%
2023 53.8% +7.8%
2024 54.9% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39.2% 33.9% 44.2% 5
1980s 53.1% 35.2% 63.1% 10
1990s 55.3% 51.6% 64.1% 10
2000s 48.8% 44.0% 53.2% 10
2010s 51.5% 43.6% 59.4% 10
2020s 54.2% 49.9% 58.7% 5

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 121 Kenya 55.1% compare
  2. 122 Norway 55.0% compare
  3. 123 Namibia 55.0% compare
  4. 125 Malaysia 54.8% compare
  5. 126 Sri Lanka 54.6% compare
  6. 127 Nepal 54.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in United Arab Emirates?
Services, value added in United Arab Emirates was 54.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 1993.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1975.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for services, value added?
United Arab Emirates ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is services, value added rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
254 places, 10,791 data points, 1960–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.