The United Arab Emirates recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 4.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in the United Arab Emirates averaged 0.99 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 13.50 percent of GDP in 2008 and a record low of -17.70 percent of GDP in 2009. source: Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates

Government Budget in the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach 4.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Arab Emirates Government Budget is projected to trend around 4.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 3.40 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 90.00 Feb 2026
Government Budget 4.50 9.90 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Debt to GDP 32.10 32.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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United Arab Emirates Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.50 9.90 13.50 -17.70 2000 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly