Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 180.5% on the previous year and up 289.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -16.1%, in 2015.
United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -75.7% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +122.8% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -29.2% |
| 1994 | -0.3% | -120.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -1588.3% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +47.7% |
| 1997 | -1.0% | -116.5% |
| 1998 | -4.3% | +346.8% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -298.5% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +35.7% |
| 2001 | -2.3% | -120.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -260.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +108.7% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +94.4% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +47.9% |
| 2009 | -15.2% | -181.9% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -228.2% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -86.0% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -135.0% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | +42.4% |
| 2015 | -16.1% | +1773.2% |
| 2016 | -5.4% | -66.3% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -225.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -136.2% |
| 2020 | -9.9% | +259.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -233.2% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | -2.0% | -116.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -180.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | -4.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | -15.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -16.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -9.9% | 13.1% | 5 |
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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 inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in United Arab Emirates was 1.6% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.1% in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.