United Arab Emirates's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 1.8 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 31.84% from 1.36 trillion in 2015 (2.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.8 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.51 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.36 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.8 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | -417.62 million | 1975 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.51 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 819.37 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, United Arab Emirates' net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 177.25 billion on 2024 (from 1.62 trillion to 1.8 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +51.81 billion and a typical year strayed about 68.36 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above 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 276.87 billion in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 74.19 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 33.78 billion a year. A straight line explains 70% 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 2025, United Arab Emirates had the 51st highest value of the 104 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 2025 ranking
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 53 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,796,437,279,000 |
| 2024 | 1,619,191,000,000 |
| 2023 | 1,523,934,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,453,130,000,000 |
| 2021 | 1,527,320,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,505,140,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,459,654,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,388,469,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,415,987,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,410,811,000,000 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — -79.38 billion (2020)
- Algeria — 28.47 trillion (2025)
- Bahrain — 10.64 billion (2015)
- Djibouti — 335.15 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 18.29 trillion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 10,211.7 trillion (2016)
- Iraq — 78.52 trillion (2024)
- Israel — 2.22 trillion (2025)
- Jordan — 47.43 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — 46.3 billion (2025)
- Lebanon
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)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 114.18 (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 1.63% (2024)
- 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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 1.8 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 219,146% from 819.37 million in 1973 (15.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.8 trillion in 2025 and the lowest -417.62 million in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank?
- 51st highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for United Arab Emirates?
- In 2025, United Arab Emirates' net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 177.25 billion on 2024 (from 1.62 trillion to 1.8 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +51.81 billion and a typical year strayed about 68.36 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above 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 FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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