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UAE — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 42 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For the United Arab Emirates, the combined government deficit reading stood at 5.15% of GDP in 2025. Against 6.41% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.26 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
20314.49 % of GDP
20304.58 % of GDP
20294.69 % of GDP
20284.71 % of GDP
20274.83 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
20264.89 % of GDP
20255.15 % of GDP
20246.41 % of GDP
20235.82 % of GDP
20229.8 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.