Country comparison United Arab Emirates vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
20,873K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€47,784chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$51,721chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
€116,770M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110chart58,9642024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403chart63,8222024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%chart13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7chart221,049.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1chart239,260.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.1chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%chart49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254chart€39,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091chart$42,7682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AAAAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202368chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202432ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]02/09/20264.3651chart11.311502/10/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20263.6725chart9.664202/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.35%02/11/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
15602/11/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20266.59%chart9.55%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
4.6%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202016ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
2.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.3%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023108chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,679,000chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.937chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.99chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202271chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023157,974chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023165,999chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,349chart5,73201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,067,030chart1,549,52501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026219.96chart1,024.6101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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