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Government Expense / United Arab Emirates
Public Finance

United Arab Emirates Government Expense

Current and historical government expense data for United Arab Emirates, including latest value (3.77), trend, international ranking, comparison and source no
COUNTRY: United Arab Emirates
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00
Economy Data Rating
United Arab Emirates · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
77 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.4 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 19.8 / 20
External stability 5.1 / 15
Financial robustness 9.9 / 15
Structural stability 4.8 / 10
Future capacity 8 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1997–2023 1997– 2023
1997 2023
Selected year: 2023 · Value: n/a 2023

United Arab Emirates · government expense as a percentage of gdp.

1997–2023
3.77 percent of GDP
3.81 percent of GDP
4.07 percent of GDP
67 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1997 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023
government expense rate reference line

Countries by government expense

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 65.56 high
Greece 47.3 high
Italy 47.28 high
France 47.26 high
Austria 46.03 high
Finland 44.93 medium
Slovenia 42.87 medium
Hungary 42.42 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Saudi Arabia 24.22
Kuwait 34.55
Bahrain 26.11
United States 24.9
Germany 31.17

Related indicators

internal links
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00

United Arab Emirates Snapshot

country profile
Population 10.99 m
GDP 552.32 bn
Debt/GDP 1.8%
Inflation 1.66%
Unemployment 2.17%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group High income

United Arab Emirates Government Expense: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Expense for United Arab Emirates. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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