Country comparison United Arab Emirates vs Portugal

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,224K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€289,428M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$313,271M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€47,784chart€27,0602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$51,721chart$28,8872024GDP per capita [+]
€77,659M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185chart270,8812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763chart292,9372024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%chart93.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438chart€25,1992024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616chart$27,2512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110chart1,4512024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403chart2,1582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7chart123,174.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1chart131,975.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.1chart11,104.02022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2chart11,693.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%chart10.39%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7chart18,166,992,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9chart19,663,588,801.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%chart14.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2chart4,434.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9chart4,800.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%chart3.57%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%chart42.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254chart€11,4582024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091chart$12,2772024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410chart€1,0612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668chart$1,1182022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483chart€1,7072024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604chart$1,8482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182chart€4152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899chart$4432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2A311/17/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AAA+08/29/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-BBB+10/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202368chart612023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925ºchart34º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7chart25.92024Fragile States Index [+]
95º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202432ºchart31º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.8%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
327K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,260.82026NMW [+]
€1,073.02026NMW [+]
$24,4492024Average Wage [+]
€22,5882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745ºchart43º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]02/12/20264.3607
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20263.6725chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.14%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3802/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20266.44%chart9.97%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.7%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202016ºchart39º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386chart403,673December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27chart17.62December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
318,2312023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50chart644.112021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%chart23.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart58.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000chart16,308,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1Mchart€79,311.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0Mchart$89,620.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%chart27.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9Mchart€111,412.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2Mchart$125,893.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%chart37.05%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2Mchart€-32,100.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0Mchart$-36,272.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%chart-9.79%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
38º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023108chart1172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453ºchart7º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
4,811.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%chart9.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%chart20.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart7.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8chart2,468.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
16.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,679,000chart10,749,6352024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332chart1,001,9632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214chart2,081,4192020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.937chart0.8742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474ºchart17º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart82.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261chart1,0462023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.99chart9.832023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202271chart752022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69chart0.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22chart3.582023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023157,974chart50,3172023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023165,999chart45,2132023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,349chart29,63301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,067,030chart5,671,58601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266chart8,909,76909/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026219.96chart2,756.6501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054chart28,314,79609/29/2023Doses administered [+]
United Arab Emirates
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