United Arab Emirates Government Debt Over Time (1999–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 147 / 184

Data table

1999	4.7%	2009	21.1%	2018	20.7%
2000	3.1%	2010	18.3%	2019	25.8%
2001	2.7%	2011	20.4%	2020	30.1%
2002	3.4%	2012	20.2%	2021	35.7%
2003	3.3%	2013	15.3%	2022	31.5%
2004	4.1%	2014	13.5%	2023	31.9%
2005	4.5%	2015	15.6%	2024	34.9%
2006	5.1%	2016	18.6%	2025	34.3%
2007	8.9%	2017	21.2%	2026	31.4%
2008	8.9%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - AED)

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1999	14.65B	2009	196.8B	2018	334.5B
2000	11.8B	2010	207.2B	2019	411.4B
2001	10.21B	2011	276.5B	2020	395.1B
2002	13.82B	2012	291.8B	2021	553.3B
2003	15.22B	2013	229.5B	2022	591.9B
2004	22.15B	2014	210.2B	2023	612.4B
2005	29.73B	2015	219B	2024	708.8B
2006	41.21B	2016	261.3B	2025	720.6B
2007	84.21B	2017	313.6B	2026	715.8B
2008	103.7B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

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Government Net Debt (Local currency - AED)

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