Country comparison United Arab Emirates vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€47,784chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$51,721chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AA
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202368
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925º
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7
Innovation Ranking [+]202432º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745º
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]03/12/20264.2406
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20263.6725chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/2026-3.57%chart-0.55%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202016º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1M
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9M
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2M
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023108chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453º
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,679,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214
HDI [+]20220.937
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474º
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261
Suicide rate [+]20152.99
Number of homicides [+]202271
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024161,241
Generation GWh [+]2024169,025
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20262,349
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,067,030
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026219.96
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054
United Arab Emirates
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros