http://www.tradingeconomics.com/RSS Feed60http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/gdp-growthThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United Arab Emirates expanded 3.30 in 2011. Historically, from 2000 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates GDP Growth Rate averaged 6.0 Percent reaching an all time high of 11.9 Percent in December of 2003 and a record low of -1.6 Percent in December of 2009. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate provides an aggregated measure of changes in value of the goods and services produced by an economy. The United Arab Emirates has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates GDP Growth Rate. Sat, 26 May 2012 15:40:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/gdp-growth-annualThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United Arab Emirates expanded 3.30 in 2011. Historically, from 2000 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates GDP Annual Growth Rate averaged 6.0 Percent reaching an all time high of 11.9 Percent in December of 2003 and a record low of -1.6 Percent in December of 2009. The annual growth rate in Gross Domestic Product measures the increase in value of the goods and services produced by an economy over the period of a year. Therefore, unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates GDP Annual Growth Rate. Ministry of EconomySat, 26 May 2012 15:39:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/inflation-cpiThe inflation rate in the United Arab Emirates was recorded at 0.80 percent in April of 2012. Historically, from 1990 until 2012, the United Arab Emirates Inflation Rate averaged 2.6800 Percent reaching an all time high of 12.3000 Percent in December of 2008 and a record low of -1.6000 Percent in January of 2011. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Inflation Rate.Ministry of EconomyFri, 25 May 2012 14:16:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/government-debt-to-gdpThe United Arab Emirates recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 16.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1999 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates Government Debt To GDP averaged 9.1200 Percent reaching an all time high of 22.5000 Percent in December of 2009 and a record low of 2.7000 Percent in December of 2001. 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. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Government Debt To GDP.International Monetary Fund Tue, 22 May 2012 17:35:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/current-account-to-gdpThe United Arab Emirates reported a Current Account surplus of 8.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1980 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates Current Account to GDP averaged 9.1700 Percent reaching an all time high of 25.0000 Percent in December of 1980 and a record low of 0.1000 Percent in December of 1994. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Current Account to GDP.Tue, 22 May 2012 17:33:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/balance-of-tradeThe United Arab Emirates reported a balance of trade surplus equivalent to 292 Billion AED in 2011. Historically, from 2000 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates Balance of Trade averaged 144190.5800 Million AED reaching an all time high of 291951.0000 Million AED in December of 2011 and a record low of 42160.0000 Million AED in December of 2001. Although The United Arab Emirates is becoming less dependent on natural resources as a source of revenue, petroleum and natural gas exports still play an important role in the economy. The country imports mostly machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and food. Its main trading partners are: Japan, China, European Union and India. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Balance of Trade.Central Bank of the UAEMon, 21 May 2012 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/importsUAE imports were worth 742 Billion AED in 2011. Historically, from 2000 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates Imports averaged 366396.1700 Million AED reaching an all time high of 742372.0000 Million AED in December of 2011 and a record low of 128570.0000 Million AED in December of 2000. United Arab Emirates imports mostly machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and food. Its main import partners are: European Union (Germany, United Kingdom, Italy), China, India, United States and Japan. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Imports.Central Bank of the UAEMon, 21 May 2012 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/exportsUAE exports were worth 1034 Billion AED in 2011. Historically, from 2000 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates Exports averaged 510586.6700 Million AED reaching an all time high of 1034323.0000 Million AED in December of 2011 and a record low of 179120.0000 Million AED in December of 2001. Although the United Arab Emirates is becoming less dependent on natural resources as a source of revenue, petroleum and natural gas exports still play an important role in the economy. UAE main export partners are: Japan, China and Iran. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Exports.Central Bank of the UAEMon, 21 May 2012 14:24:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/current-accountThe United Arab Emirates reported a current account surplus equivalent to 112.7 Billion AED in 2011. Historically, from 1996 until 2011, the United Arab Emirates Current Account averaged 43.6400 Million AED reaching an all time high of 112.7000 Million AED in December of 2011 and a record low of 0.5300 Million AED in December of 1998. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Current Account.Central Bank of the UAEMon, 21 May 2012 14:23:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/unemployment-rateThe unemployment rate in the United Arab Emirates was last reported at 4.3 percent in 2010. Historically, from 1985 until 2010, the United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate averaged 2.9100 Percent reaching an all time high of 4.3000 Percent in December of 2010 and a record low of 1.1500 Percent in December of 1985. The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate.Central Bank of the UAETue, 08 May 2012 14:21:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/interest-rateThe benchmark interest rate in the United Arab Emirates was last reported at 1.00 percent. Historically, from 2007 until 2012, the United Arab Emirates Interest Rate averaged 1.4500 Percent reaching an all time high of 4.7500 Percent in November of 2007 and a record low of 1.0000 Percent in January of 2009. In the United Arab Emirates the interest rates decisions are taken by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. The official interest rate since November 2007 is overnight repurchase rate. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Interest Rate.Central Bank of the UAETue, 08 May 2012 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/government-budgetThe United Arab Emirates reported a Government Budget deficit equal to 0.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2010. Historically, from 2000 until 2010, the United Arab Emirates Government Budget averaged 1.2100 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of 21.0800 Percent of GDP in December of 2008 and a record low of -13.0100 Percent of GDP in December of 2002. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Government Budget.Central Bank of the UAEMon, 27 Feb 2012 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/gdp-per-capitaThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in the United Arab Emirates was last reported at 21088.26 US dollars in 2010, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita in the United Arab Emirates is equivalent to 170 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1973 until 2010, the United Arab Emirates GDP per capita averaged 30949.1700 USD reaching an all time high of 49329.2000 USD in December of 1973 and a record low of 20766.2500 USD in December of 1988. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates GDP per capita.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/gdp-per-capita-pppThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in the United Arab Emirates was last reported at 47215.31 US dollars in 2010, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP), according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita, in the United Arab Emirates, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 215 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, the United Arab Emirates GDP per capita PPP averaged 45483.8700 USD reaching an all time high of 68638.7000 USD in December of 2004 and a record low of 28471.2300 USD in December of 1988. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates GDP per capita PPP.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-emirates/population Historically, from 1960 until 2010, the United Arab Emirates Population averaged 1.7400 Million reaching an all time high of 4.7100 Million in December of 2010 and a record low of 0.0900 Million in December of 1960. The total population in the United Arab Emirates was last reported at 4.7 million people in 2010 from 0.1 million in 1960, changing 5011 percent during the last 50 years. The United Arab Emirates has 0.07 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 1500 people on the planet is a resident of the United Arab Emirates. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates's Total Population. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Arab Emirates Population.World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMT