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United Arab Emirates market indicators

A compact view of economic scale, momentum and digital access. Each card uses the latest observation available from the source.

GDP per capita

$50,274
2024current US$

Economic output per person at current market exchange rates.

GDP growth

3.99%
2024annual %

Annual percentage growth of inflation-adjusted GDP.

Inflation

1.25%
2025annual %

Annual change in consumer prices.

Population

11,513,149
2025people

Total resident population.

Internet use

100.00%
2024% of population

Share of people who used the internet recently.

Unemployment

2.17%
2025% of labor force

Modeled ILO estimate of unemployment.

Trade openness

199.04%
2023% of GDP

Exports plus imports as a share of GDP.

Data-led reading

What the latest series says

Automatically calculated from the observations above; descriptive, not a forecast.

Income trend

$50,274 per person

United Arab Emirates's GDP per capita was $50,274 in 2024. In current-dollar terms it increased by 9.4% from the closest observation around five years earlier; exchange rates and inflation are part of that movement.

Economic pulse

3.99% real growth

Real GDP growth was 3.99% in 2024. Consumer-price inflation was 1.25% in 2025 and modeled unemployment was 2.17% in 2025. These series may refer to different reporting years.

Digital reach

100.00% online

Internet use reached 100.00% of the population in 2024, while fixed broadband subscriptions were 40.84 per 100 people in 2024. A subscription can serve multiple users, so the measures answer different questions.

People & connections

11,513,149 residents

The population grew at 4.68% in 2025. Life expectancy was 83.07 years, while exports plus imports equaled 199.04% of GDP in their respective latest observations.

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