Client Brief: United Arab Emirates $615M

Client Brief: United Arab Emirates $615M

Country overview

Country name: United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Government Type: federation of monarchies

Population: 9,973,449 (2023 est.)

Economic overview

Historically oil-driven Middle Eastern economy; diversifying into a trade-oriented logistics and supply chain leader; weak domestic business growth; declining real estate sector; new Israeli technology trade improving resilience; key aid donor

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$653.067 billion (2021 est.)

$628.455 billion (2020 est.)

$661.233 billion (2019 est.)

note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world: 34