Financial system deposits to GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Financial system deposits to GDP was 105.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Financial system deposits to GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, financial system deposits to gdp in United Arab Emirates stood at 105.0%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 105.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Financial system deposits to GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.9% | — |
| 1976 | 20.6% | +47.5% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -29.3% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 21.3% | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +34.4% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 38.5% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 32.6% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 105.0% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 13.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 13.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 28.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 30.5% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 59.4% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.0% | 105.0% | 105.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 26 New Zealand 109.4% compare
- 27 France 106.7% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 105.8% compare
- 30 Netherlands 104.3% compare
- 31 Italy 103.0% compare
- 32 United States 101.2% compare
More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in United Arab Emirates was 105.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).