United Arab Emirates: GDP deflator (base year varies by country)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, United Arab Emirates' GDP deflator (base year varies by country) rose 1.6% on 2023 (from 112.35 to 114.18).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 9.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 138.3% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.56 a year. A straight line explains 66% 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

In 2024, United Arab Emirates had the 11th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2024 ranking

• French Polynesia — 7th of 14: 121.97
• Aruba — 8th of 14: 117.52
• Afghanistan — 9th of 14: 117.29
• Bahamas, The — 11th of 14: 112.22
• Monaco — 12th of 14: 112.1
• New Caledonia — 13th of 14: 111.78

What this measures

The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).

All 55 values

GDP deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 117.29 (2024)
• Algeria — 402.1 (2025)
• Bahrain — 117.2 (2025)
• Djibouti — 116.41 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 208.5 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 342.89 (2025)
• Iraq — 159.49 (2025)
• Israel — 120.85 (2025)
• Jordan — 104.1 (2025)
• Kuwait — 114.96 (2025)

More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates

• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3.67 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3.67 (2024)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 1.63% (2024)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 1.8 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.8 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 2.75 trillion (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 67.97% (2024)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — 0.06% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is United Arab Emirates's GDP deflator (base year varies by country)?

114.18 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 1,797% from 6.02 in 1970 (5.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 114.67 in 2022 and the lowest 6.02 in 1970.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

11th highest of 14 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in GDP deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for United Arab Emirates?

In 2024, United Arab Emirates' GDP deflator (base year varies by country) rose 1.6% on 2023 (from 112.35 to 114.18). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 9.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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