UAE — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United Arab Emirates, the central government deficit reading stood at 0.36% of GDP in 2024. Against 0.71% of GDP in 2023, the period change was −0.36 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 0.23% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.36 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 0.71 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.09 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 0.07 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -0.05 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | 0.95 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.22 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 0.04 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.01 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.1 % of GDP |