United Arab Emirates: GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, United Arab Emirates' GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) fell US$321.16 on 2023 (from US$41,927 to US$41,605).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$600.55 and a typical year strayed about US$2,092 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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 US$38,474 in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was US$16,210 in 1986. 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 downward, about US$428.34 a year. A straight line explains 58% 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 6th highest value of the 13 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

• Cayman Islands — 3rd of 13: US$84,382
• Faroe Islands — 4th of 13: US$59,302
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 5th of 13: US$57,179
• Bahamas, The — 7th of 13: US$33,968
• Aruba — 8th of 13: US$33,939
• French Polynesia — 9th of 13: US$20,847

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

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

All 55 values

GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$374.38 (2024)
• Algeria — US$4,883 (2025)
• Bahrain — US$26,592 (2025)
• Djibouti — US$3,459 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$4,253 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$5,617 (2025)
• Iraq — US$4,005 (2025)
• Israel — US$42,596 (2025)
• Jordan — US$4,579 (2025)
• Kuwait — US$24,963 (2025)
• Lebanon

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$50,274 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 184,629 (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 161,699 (2024)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is United Arab Emirates's GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)?

US$41,605 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 14.64% from US$48,741 in 1970 (0.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$117,073 in 1980 and the lowest US$39,878 in 2020.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

6th highest of 13 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) unusual for United Arab Emirates?

In 2024, United Arab Emirates' GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) fell US$321.16 on 2023 (from US$41,927 to US$41,605). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$600.55 and a typical year strayed about US$2,092 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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.PCAP.KD, 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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