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

PeriodValue
20304.56 % of GDP
20294.64 % of GDP
20284.72 % of GDP
20274.76 % of GDP
20264.8 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20255.13 % of GDP
20246.48 % of GDP
20235.82 % of GDP
20229.81 % of GDP
20213.93 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.