Services, value added in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Services, value added was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 12.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 46,196 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -18.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -18.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0283 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,421 current LCU per person (2024)
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
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.