General government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP rose 17.9% to 14.5% in United Arab Emirates in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates reached an all time high of 14.5% in 2020 and an all time low of 6.73% in 2007. When compared to United Arab Emirates's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Bahrain amounted to 17.1%, 26.1% in Oman, 22.0% in Qatar and 28.9% in Saudi Arabia in 2020.
United Arab Emirates has been ranked 111th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP, 38 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | 17.7% | 17.1% | 16.6% | 16.3% | 15.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 15.6% | 15.8% | 16.1% | 15.8% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 18.7% | 18.4% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 17.8% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 24.2% | 25.7% | 24.4% | 23.1% | 25.2% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 24.6% | 26.1% | 24.5% | 21.6% | 23.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 20.2% | 19.5% | 17.6% | 16.3% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 30.0% | 25.8% | 24.4% | 24.0% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 12.0% | 12.1% | 13.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 14.3% | 16.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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