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Government Spending / United Arab Emirates
Public Finance

United Arab Emirates Government Spending

United Arab Emirates government spending data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value.
COUNTRY: United Arab Emirates
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-07 11:21:25
Economy Data Rating
United Arab Emirates · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
79 / 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 10 / 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: 2001–2023 2001– 2023
2001 2023
Selected year: 2023 · Value: n/a 2023

United Arab Emirates · general government final consumption expenditure as a percentage of gdp.

2001–2023
12.22 percent of GDP
12.43 percent of GDP
12.5 percent of GDP
58 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2023
government spending rate reference line

Countries by government spending

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 37.92
Sweden 26.32
Finland 25.62
Iceland 25.14
Netherlands 24.91
Kuwait 24.6
Belgium 23.53
France 23.09

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 21.32
Kuwait 24.6
Qatar 12.88
United States 13.94
China 16.63

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: NE.CON.GOVT.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-07 11:21:25

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 Spending: 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 Spending 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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