United Arab Emirates Tax Revenue: % of GDP

2012 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about United Arab Emirates Tax revenue: % of GDP

  • United Arab Emirates Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 15.5 % in Sep 2025.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.5 % for Jun 2025.
  • United Arab Emirates Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 14.1 % from Mar 2012 to Sep 2025, with 55 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 23.1 % in Jun 2012 and a record low of 6.4 % in Mar 2016.
  • United Arab Emirates Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Tax Revenue in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Tax Revenue includes the budget of the Federal Government and the Governments of the Seven Emirates.

View United Arab Emirates's Tax Revenue: % of GDP from Mar 2012 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

United Arab Emirates Tax Revenue: % of GDP

What was United Arab Emirates's Tax Revenue: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

United Arab Emirates Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 15.5 % in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
15.5 Sep 2025 16.5 Jun 2025 6.4 Mar 2016 23.1 Jun 2012 % quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025

Tax Revenue: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 19.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Algeria (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 19.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Australia (%) 30.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 28.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 17.3 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Belarus (%) 21.7 Sep 2021 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) 29.3 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Bolivia (%) 17.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 22.9 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Botswana (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 1.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 29.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 11.5 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Canada (%) 12.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 19.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
China (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 13.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 25.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 27.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 19.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 44.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Estonia (%) 24.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Finland (%) 27.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
France (%) 18.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 15.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) 27.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 25.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1979 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 23.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 35.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
India (%) 7.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 11.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) 4.9 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Ireland (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 27.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 12.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 13.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1983 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 15.7 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 15.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 6.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
South Korea (%) 11.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 24.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 20.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 15.0 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) 23.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 6.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 24.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 30.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 27.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 17.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 13.5 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Malaysia (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 24.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 13.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 21.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 26.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 21.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 18.2 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) 4.4 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Nepal (%) 19.1 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Norway (%) 29.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 23.4 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Panama (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 13.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 12.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 15.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 29.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 21.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 35.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 15.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 20.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 24.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 22.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 5.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 21.3 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Switzerland (%) 26.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Taiwan, China (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Tajikistan (%) 20.5 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Thailand (%) 13.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tunisia (%) 26.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024

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United Arab Emirates Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 6.5 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 35,771.783 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 100,505.393 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) 673.115 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) 747.882 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) 800.236 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.695 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -27,945.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 36,405.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 20.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 13,819,749.776 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,516,003.179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 905,883.265 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 48,161.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,105,704.368 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,601,485.790 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 536.712 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,237.260 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 5,234.356 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 83,977.270 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Iran (Islamic Republic O... (AED mn) 846.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 10,455.326 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 73,953.075 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: ow Saudi Arabia (AED mn) 33,654.162 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Singapore (AED mn) 5,648.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Switzerland (AED mn) 65,570.801 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 16,719.074 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 39,058.958 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Ar... (AED mn) 359,581.271 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Foodstuff, Beverages, Spirits and Tobacco (AED mn) 29,433.805 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Plastic, Rubber and Articles (AED mn) 28,601.432 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Japan (AED mn) 33,002.173 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 98,156.403 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 266,537.461 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Germany (AED mn) 36,337.641 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: American Countries: ow United States Of America (AED mn) 49,070.280 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Chemical Products or Allied Industries (AED mn) 68,890.636 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 72,450.451 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Vegetable Products (AED mn) 17,806.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Articles (AED mn) 526,085.391 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 76,412.023 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian ow China (AED mn) 5,210.224 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Volume (Ton) 1,907,093.318 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Volume (Ton) 13,280,704.586 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Value (AED mn) 74,242.679 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Volume (Ton) 10,330,363.886 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Value (AED mn) 62,089.668 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Value (AED mn) 151,040.375 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn) 7,779.36 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.931 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 141.495 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 101.834 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 111.444 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 77,168.1 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 79,972.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 14.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45,636.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 54,023.145 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 83.077 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) -265.500 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn) 263.800 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn) 38,519.597 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 24.1 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 291,779.146 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 750,101.664 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 19.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 277,773.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1973 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 45.319 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 10,320.490 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 900,468.770 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 489,159.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 557,944.593 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.18 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 70.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) 3,255,449.189 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) 2,754,748.361 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) 1,071,558.912 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) 174,333.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) 11.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Banks Deposits (AED mn) 3,306,971.557 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

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