Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Total gov expenditure gdp wdi was 3.77 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.77
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
157th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.55
in 1998
All-time low
3.7
in 2014
Years of data
16
1997–2023

Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2023

02461997201020231997: 6.11998: 6.51999: 6.22011: 3.92012: 4.12013: 3.82014: 3.72015: 42016: 4.22017: 3.92018: 3.82019: 4.12020: 5.12021: 4.32022: 3.82023: 3.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates is 3.77, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.55 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2014.

United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates, 1997 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1997 6.05
1998 6.55 +8.2%
1999 6.2 -5.3%
2011 3.92 -36.7%
2012 4.05 +3.3%
2013 3.82 -5.7%
2014 3.7 -3.3%
2015 4.02 +8.8%
2016 4.18 +3.9%
2017 3.89 -6.9%
2018 3.8 -2.3%
2019 4.1 +8.0%
2020 5.15 +25.4%
2021 4.26 -17.2%
2022 3.81 -10.6%
2023 3.77 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.27 6.05 6.55 3
2010s 3.94 3.7 4.18 9
2020s 4.25 3.77 5.15 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 154 Somalia 6.35 compare
  2. 155 Lebanon 6.3 compare
  3. 156 Ethiopia 6.12 compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates

All data for United Arab Emirates →

Frequently asked questions

What is total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates?
Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates was 3.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total gov expenditure gdp wdi recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 6.55 in 1998.
What is the lowest total gov expenditure gdp wdi recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2014.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for total gov expenditure gdp wdi?
United Arab Emirates ranks 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is total gov expenditure gdp wdi rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total gov expenditure gdp wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/total-gov-expenditure-gdp-wdi/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/total-gov-expenditure-gdp-wdi/united-arab-emirates/">Total gov expenditure gdp wdi in United Arab Emirates</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total gov expenditure gdp wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,442 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed