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Country profile

United Arab Emirates

ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income

Compare MERI rankings
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-Global rankCoverage 0%
552.3BGDP (2024)WDI
11MPopulation (2024)WDI

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024552,324,846,834.6WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20244WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20241.7WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20284.6IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202410,986,400WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile Not available
  • Coverage 0%
  • Imputed 0
  • Missing 0
PillarScore
MERI pillar detail pending

Pillar and component scores appear when the country has persisted MERI sub-score metadata.

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

69
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.3
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.8
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.5
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

92 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202265.5WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal20284.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202569TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20241.3WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240.8WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20241.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20240.5WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202440.8WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202173.9WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20224WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024203.2WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024142LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics202410LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20242.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20241.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20247.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202410.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20247.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20246.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202435.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202433.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202461LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics2024105.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics2024144LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024141.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20247.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro20131.8WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20289.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro202414.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024552,324,846,834.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20244WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202450,273.5WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20241.7WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20145.6WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20243.7WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20284.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20245.2WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20252.2WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202481.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202814.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202470.1WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202353.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202452WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20237.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202569TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202310.6IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202586.8WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202586.6UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202463.1WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202566.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202463.1WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202382WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk2028100IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202690SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202690SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202498.8WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202421.8WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202578.6WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202483.1WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20244.7WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202410,986,400WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202485.8WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20248.3WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20239WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024603,646,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024543,887,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20214.1WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2023199WDICC BY 4.0
United Arab Emirates Market Profile | Aperture