Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
United Arab Emirates's government debt stands at 33.86% as of 2025-12-31, up from 33.22% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1999 to 2025 (27 observations).
In 2025, United Arab Emirates's government debt was 33.86%, up from 33.22% in 2024.
In 2024, United Arab Emirates's government debt was 33.22%, up from 31.91% in 2023.
In 2023, United Arab Emirates's government debt was 31.91%, up from 31.51% in 2022.
In 2022, United Arab Emirates's government debt was 31.51%, down from 35.67% in 2021.
In 2021, United Arab Emirates's government debt was 35.67%, up from 30.12% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.86% | +0.6409% |
| 2024 | 33.22% | +1.31% |
| 2023 | 31.91% | +0.3957% |
| 2022 | 31.51% | -4.15% |
| 2021 | 35.67% | +5.55% |
| 2020 | 30.12% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 25.82% | +5.14% |
| 2018 | 20.68% | -0.4921% |
| 2017 | 21.17% | +2.53% |
| 2016 | 18.64% | +3.03% |
| 2015 | 15.61% | +2.14% |
| 2014 | 13.47% | -1.79% |
| 2013 | 15.25% | -4.97% |
| 2012 | 20.23% | -0.1803% |
| 2011 | 20.41% | +2.07% |
| 2010 | 18.34% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 21.14% | +12.19% |
| 2008 | 8.95% | +0.0578% |
| 2007 | 8.89% | +3.84% |
| 2006 | 5.05% | +0.5701% |
| 2005 | 4.48% | +0.4014% |
| 2004 | 4.08% | +0.7481% |
| 2003 | 3.33% | -0.0952% |
| 2002 | 3.43% | +0.7375% |
| 2001 | 2.69% | -0.4302% |
| 2000 | 3.12% | -1.61% |
| 1999 | 4.73% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
United Arab Emirates's government debt is 33.86% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 33.22% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 35.67% (2021); the lowest is 2.69% (2001), across data from 1999 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.