Country comparison United Kingdom vs United Arab Emirates

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€510,287M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$552,325M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€47,7842024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$51,7212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart154,1852023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart166,7632023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart31.91%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€14,4382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$15,6162023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart28,1102023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart30,4032023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart5.82%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart109,504.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart118,438.12023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart13,899.12021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart16,167.22021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart14.76%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart15,783.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart17,066.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart14.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart18,047.22014Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart23,981.92014Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart17.04%2014Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart22.66%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€10,2542023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$11,0912023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€1,4102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$1,6682021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€1,4832023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$1,6042023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€2,1822014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$2,8992014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3Aa203/20/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAAA06/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-AA-11/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart682023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart25º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart34.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart32º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart45º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/10/20260.8695chart4.365102/09/2026Euro / UAE dirhams [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.7319chart3.672502/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/11/20264.49%
Risk Premium [+]02/11/2026168
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20264.89%chart6.62%02/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart16º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart225,386December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart24.27December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart342.502020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart5.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart11,479,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€449,187.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$485,706.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart92.96%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€433,091.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$468,302.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart89.63%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€16,095.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$39,090.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart3.33%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart1082023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart53º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart93.83%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart2.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart9.77‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart32,977.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart0.93‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%
Population [+]202368,265,000chart10,679,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart8,716,3322020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart203,2142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9372022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart74º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart82.912023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart2612015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart2.992015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart712022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart0.692022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart20.222023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594chart3,7452024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart97,800.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart157,9742023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart165,9992023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026232,112chart2,34901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,107,983chart1,067,03001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart9,792,26606/21/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,400.16chart219.9601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart24,922,05406/21/2022Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates