UAE — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 41 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government expenditure reading for the United Arab Emirates was 23.6% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 21.7% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.9 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2021–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 24.1 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 23.7 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 22.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2025 | 23.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 25.9 % of GDP |