Government debt in United Arab Emirates

Government debt in United Arab Emirates: 4.7% of GDP in 1999 and 33.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025: 33.9% of GDP
Since 1999: +29.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 120 of 149; counting from the highest
Projected, 2031: 26.1% of GDP; IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 26.1% of GDP in 2031.
The highest was 35.7% of GDP in 2021, the lowest 2.7% of GDP in 2001.

% of GDP · IMF

IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031

What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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