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AE

Abu Dhabi · pop. 11M · Arabic · United Arab Emirates dirham

Trajectories

economic complexity

#53

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #65 in 1995.

2024 · 0.38

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
19950.25
1996low0.21−0.04 pts
19970.36+0.15 pts
19980.37+0.01 pts
19990.36−0.01 pts
20000.28−0.08 pts
20010.39+0.11 pts
20020.45+0.06 pts
20030.41−0.04 pts
20040.48+0.07 pts
20050.480 pts
20060.35−0.12 pts
20070.45+0.09 pts
20080.450 pts
20090.41−0.03 pts
20100.53+0.12 pts
20110.54+0.01 pts
20120.70+0.16 pts
20130.53−0.17 pts
20140.54+0.01 pts
20150.56+0.02 pts
20160.54−0.02 pts
20170.70+0.16 pts
20180.68−0.02 pts
20190.70+0.02 pts
2020high0.71+0.01 pts
20210.69−0.02 pts
20220.69−0.01 pts
20230.70+0.02 pts
2024latest0.38−0.32 pts

economic momentum

$50.3K

Up 68% since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $50.3K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$26.7K
1991$25.7K−3.8%
1992$25.6K−0.2%
1993$25.0K−2.4%
1994$25.5K+1.8%
1995$27.0K+6.0%
1996$28.3K+4.9%
1997$28.0K−1.2%
1998low$24.9K−11.1%
1999$25.9K+3.9%
2000$29.9K+15.5%
2001$27.7K−7.1%
2002$27.8K0.0%
2003$29.7K+6.9%
2004$33.4K+12.5%
2005$38.7K+16.0%
2006$44.3K+14.5%
2007$45.9K+3.4%
2008$50.1K+9.2%
2009$37.8K−24.5%
2010$44.8K+18.5%
2011$51.9K+15.9%
2012$53.1K+2.3%
2013high$53.2K+0.2%
2014$52.7K−1.0%
2015$44.9K−14.8%
2016$42.7K−4.9%
2017$43.7K+2.4%
2018$47.1K+7.8%
2019$45.9K−2.5%
2020$38.0K−17.3%
2021$44.1K+16.1%
2022$50.8K+15.1%
2023$49.9K−1.8%
2024latest$50.3K+0.8%

prices

1.7%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 1.7%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers17
whenvaluechange
2008high12.3%
20091.6%−10.7 pts
20100.9%−0.68 pts
20110.9%0 pts
20120.7%−0.22 pts
20131.1%+0.44 pts
20142.3%+1.25 pts
20154.1%+1.72 pts
20161.6%−2.45 pts
20172.0%+0.35 pts
20183.1%+1.10 pts
2019−1.9%−5.00 pts
2020low−2.1%−0.15 pts
20210.2%+2.26 pts
20225.3%+5.11 pts
20231.6%−3.66 pts
2024latest1.7%+0.04 pts

demographic curve

1.2 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 6.0 in 1980.

2024 · 1.2

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.5
19616.5−0.1%
19626.5−0.1%
19636.5+0.1%
19646.50.0%
19656.50.0%
19666.50.0%
19676.5+0.2%
1968high6.5+0.3%
19696.5−0.1%
19706.5−0.1%
19716.50.0%
19726.5−0.3%
19736.5−0.6%
19746.4−0.8%
19756.4−0.9%
19766.3−1.0%
19776.2−1.1%
19786.2−1.2%
19796.1−1.5%
19806.0−1.7%
19815.8−2.3%
19825.7−2.7%
19835.5−3.1%
19845.3−3.3%
19855.1−3.4%
19865.0−2.5%
19874.9−2.3%
19884.8−2.4%
19894.7−2.5%
19904.5−3.1%
19914.3−5.7%
19924.1−3.8%
19933.8−6.6%
19943.8−1.5%
19953.3−12.8%
19963.1−6.7%
19972.8−7.7%
19982.8−2.1%
19992.8+1.0%
20002.7−2.1%
20012.6−4.1%
20022.5−3.1%
20032.5−2.0%
20042.4−4.3%
20052.2−6.4%
20062.0−12.3%
20071.8−8.5%
20081.5−15.4%
20091.6+4.4%
20101.6−1.1%
20111.5−1.7%
20121.5−0.5%
20131.5−0.3%
20141.5−2.9%
20151.4−4.5%
20161.4−3.6%
20171.4−1.2%
20181.3−4.6%
20191.2−3.2%
20201.3+3.4%
20211.2−9.9%
2022low1.1−1.2%
20231.2+4.5%
2024latest1.2+1.1%

Metrics

  1. population
    11M
    90 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $523B
    27 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $49,851
    21 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    84K km²
    117 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    131 /km²
    46 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    82.9 yr
    15 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    100%
    5 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    18.3 t
    7 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    86%
    25 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    1.2
    159 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    74.0%
    2 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    0.3%
    126 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. r&d % of gdp
    1.5%
    29 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  14. researchers per million
    2607
    34 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. scientific articles / yr
    7,075
    53 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    9%
    64 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    26
    8 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    6%
    33 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    99%
    16 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.08
    140 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    68
    20 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    43.1
    115 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.940
    13 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    238K
    31 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    24K
    40 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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