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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- Annual data, 1970–2024
- Quarterly data, 2017–2025
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.23B LCU |
| 2023 | 13.67B LCU |
| 2022 | 1.69B LCU |
| 2021 | 1.06B LCU |
| 2020 | -646.99M LCU |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | 15.07B LCU |
| 2018 | 3.59B LCU |
| 2017 | 537.26M LCU |
| 2016 | -173.32M LCU |
| 2015 | -1.34B LCU |