UAE — Government consumption

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2024 · 55 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The United Arab Emirates' government consumption reading was 230.33B LCU in 2024. The period change from 215.15B LCU in 2023 was +7.05%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 180.65B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 11.4% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2014–2024

PeriodValue
2024230.33B LCU
2023215.15B LCU
2022218.37B LCU
2021222.78B LCU
2020194.82B LCU
6 earlier values, back to 2014
2019200.90B LCU
2018145.50B LCU
2017144.58B LCU
2016116.81B LCU
2015117.28B LCU
2014111.97B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.