United Arab Emirates: Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, United Arab Emirates' adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$6,292 on 2019 (from US$40,196 to US$33,903).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was +US$680.09 and a typical year strayed about US$3,867 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$5,820 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$9,928 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1,050 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2020 ranking

• Saudi Arabia — 2nd of 5: US$18,838
• Bahrain — 3rd of 5: US$17,253
• Türkiye — 4th of 5: US$7,198

What this measures

Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$340.52 (2021)
• Algeria — US$2,810 (2021)
• Bahrain — US$17,253 (2020)
• Djibouti — US$2,747 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$3,185 (2021)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$2,981 (2021)
• Iraq — US$3,732 (2021)
• Israel — US$43,495 (2021)
• Jordan — US$3,935 (2021)
• Kuwait

More economic policy & debt data for United Arab Emirates

• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$48.24 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 8.26% (2024)
• GDP (current US$) — US$552.33 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 2.03 trillion (2024)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$457.09 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 1.78 trillion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$50,274 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 184,629 (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$41,605 (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is United Arab Emirates's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?

US$33,903 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 24.31% from US$27,274 in 2000 (1.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$46,197 in 2013 and the lowest US$24,734 in 2002.

Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for United Arab Emirates?

In 2020, United Arab Emirates' adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$6,292 on 2019 (from US$40,196 to US$33,903). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was +US$680.09 and a typical year strayed about US$3,867 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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