UAE — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 41 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 5.13% of GDP in 2025. Against 6.48% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.34 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2021–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 4.56 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 4.64 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 4.72 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 4.76 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 4.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2025 | 5.13 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 6.48 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 5.82 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 9.81 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 3.93 % of GDP |