Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 16,990 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,990 million USD
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
75th
of 173 countries
All-time high
17,942 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
15,223 million USD
in 2013
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2011201720242011: 15.3k million USD2012: 16.8k million USD2013: 15.2k million USD2014: 16.3k million USD2015: 16.7k million USD2016: 17.2k million USD2017: 16.8k million USD2018: 16.9k million USD2019: 17.8k million USD2020: 17.5k million USD2021: 15.4k million USD2022: 15.7k million USD2023: 17.9k million USD2024: 17.0k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 16,990 million USD for total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in 2024.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in United Arab Emirates peaked at 17,942 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,223 million USD, in 2013.

That places United Arab Emirates 75th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in United Arab Emirates, 2011 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
2011 15,314 million USD
2012 16,760 million USD +9.4%
2013 15,223 million USD -9.2%
2014 16,343 million USD +7.4%
2015 16,749 million USD +2.5%
2016 17,165 million USD +2.5%
2017 16,804 million USD -2.1%
2018 16,924 million USD +0.7%
2019 17,795 million USD +5.1%
2020 17,541 million USD -1.4%
2021 15,413 million USD -12.1%
2022 15,705 million USD +1.9%
2023 17,942 million USD +14.2%
2024 16,990 million USD -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16,564 million USD 15,223 million USD 17,795 million USD 9
2020s 16,718 million USD 15,413 million USD 17,942 million USD 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in United Arab Emirates?
Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in United Arab Emirates was 16,990 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 17,942 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 15,223 million USD in 2013.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
United Arab Emirates ranks 75th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,857 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.