Liquid liabilities to GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 103.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Liquid liabilities to GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 103.7% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 103.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1980.
United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15.1% | — |
| 1976 | 22.1% | +45.8% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | -27.4% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 15.3% | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 14.6% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | +22.4% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 30.5% | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 43.7% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | -24.9% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 103.7% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 15.1% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 14.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 31.2% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 33.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 62.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.7% | 103.7% | 103.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 16.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3163 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 17,617 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 15.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 17,876 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 18,540 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in United Arab Emirates was 103.7% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.