UAE — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2024 · 16 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

In the United Arab Emirates, the central government deficit reading was 7.23B LCU in 2024, compared with 13.67B LCU in 2023. The period change was −6.44B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.36% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20247.23B LCU
202313.67B LCU
20221.69B LCU
20211.06B LCU
2020-646.99M LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2015
201915.07B LCU
20183.59B LCU
2017537.26M LCU
2016-173.32M LCU
2015-1.34B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.