Country comparison United Arab Emirates vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,916K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€47,784chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$51,721chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€751,939M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.1chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AAA+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202368chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202432ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,142.02026NMW [+]
€1,823.02026NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]02/12/20264.3607
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20263.6725chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.36%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
5902/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/20266.96%chart2.92%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202016ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023108chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,679,000chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.937chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.99chart12.972023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202271chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023157,974chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023165,999chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,349chart168,19401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,067,030chart39,057,09501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026219.96chart2,441.7501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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