The United Arab Emirates recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 32.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in the United Arab Emirates averaged 17.30 percent of GDP from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 41.30 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 2.70 percent of GDP in 2001. source: Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates

Government Debt to GDP in the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach 34.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Arab Emirates Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 34.80 percent of GDP in 2027 and 34.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 90.00 Jul 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 113554.50 119063.50 AED Million Mar 2026
Government Budget 2.90 5.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 8216.50 35962.50 AED Million Mar 2026
Government Debt to GDP 32.80 32.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 121770.90 155026.00 AED Million Mar 2026
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United Arab Emirates Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
32.80 32.10 41.30 2.70 1999 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly