United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates rose 1 place to 27th in 2025, between Sweden and Israel, with US$ GDP up 11.2% to US$614.4 billion. Real growth was a solid +6.2%; the rest of the dollar gain was mostly exchange-rate and price effects. It is now the 2nd largest economy in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan region.

Industry accounts for 44.3% of output and services 54.9%, with manufacturing at 9.4% and agriculture at 0.8%, all as of 2024. Inflation was 1.2% and unemployment just 2.2%. Government gross debt is 33.9% of GDP, according to the IMF.

The economy is 5.9 times its 2000 size of US$104.3 billion, when it ranked 38th. With 11.5 million people, GDP per capita reaches US$54,151, 25th of 196, and climbs to 14th on a PPP basis at $85,967 international dollars. The IMF projects GDP of US$823.7 billion by 2030, up 34%. Abu Dhabi is the capital.