International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
United Arab Emirates: General Government Debt (IMF)
32.11percent · 2024+132.4% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for United Arab Emirates from 1973 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.114 | |
| 2023 | 32.436 | |
| 2022 | 32.057 | |
| 2021 | 36.291 | |
| 2020 | 41.294 | |
| 2019 | 26.801 | |
| 2018 | 21.329 | |
| 2017 | 21.864 | |
| 2016 | 19.267 | |
| 2015 | 16.104 | |
| 2014 | 13.819 | |
| 2013 | 15.611 | |
| 2012 | 20.657 | |
| 2011 | 20.862 | |
| 2010 | 18.799 | |
| 2009 | 21.136 | |
| 2008 | 8.949 | |
| 2007 | 8.892 | |
| 2006 | 5.052 | |
| 2005 | 4.482 | |
| 2004 | 4.08 | |
| 2003 | 3.332 | |
| 2002 | 3.427 | |
| 2001 | 2.69 | |
| 2000 | 3.12 | |
| 1999 | 4.727 | |
| 1998 | 4.183 | |
| 1997 | 2.859 | |
| 1996 | 3.483 | |
| 1995 | 5.062 | |
| 1994 | 5.583 | |
| 1993 | 6.011 | |
| 1992 | 5.313 | |
| 1991 | 4.973 | |
| 1990 | 4.3 | |
| 1989 | 5.195 | |
| 1988 | 5.597 | |
| 1987 | 5.283 | |
| 1986 | 5.354 | |
| 1985 | 3.89 | |
| 1984 | 3.471 | |
| 1983 | 3.096 | |
| 1982 | 2.522 | |
| 1981 | 2.288 | |
| 1980 | 2.488 | |
| 1979 | 3.699 | |
| 1978 | 3.462 | |
| 1977 | 3.647 | |
| 1976 | 3.17 | |
| 1975 | 1.777 | |
| 1974 | 1.108 | |
| 1973 | 0.718 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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