| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.4 |
4.4 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
GCC; GECF; IMF; OAPEC; OPEC; WTO |
|
| National currency (NC) |
Emirati dirham |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.2407 |
0.2189 |
0.2189 |
0.2169 |
0.1987 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.2723 |
0.2723 |
0.2723 |
0.2723 |
0.2723 |
|
| Inflation rate |
3.2% |
5.0% |
6.2% |
9.3% |
11.1% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
89 |
106 |
134 |
165 |
191 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
37469 |
43515 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
11.9% |
9.7% |
8.2% |
9.4% |
7.7% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
51% |
53% |
56% |
58% |
56% |
|
| Services |
46% |
44% |
42% |
40% |
42% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
49% |
51% |
48% |
45% |
45% |
|
| Government consumption |
14% |
13% |
11% |
11% |
10% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
22% |
21% |
19% |
20% |
20% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
67 |
83 |
115 |
143 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
52 |
62 |
81 |
98 |
n.a. |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
19 |
23 |
29 |
40 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
18% |
18% |
18% |
21% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.5% |
2.4% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
45 |
n.a. |
63 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
58 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6006 |
n.a. |
6071 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
44.8 |
n.a. |
47.0 |
48.79 |
49.2 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
37.88 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
43.1 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
97.8 |
n.a. |
97.8 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2396000 |
2970000 |
2948000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
310000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
381000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
natural gas; crude oil |
|
| Agricultural resources |
poultry; fish; vegetables; fruit |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.53 |
0.84 |
1.01 |
1.23 |
n.a. |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.74 |
0.74 |
1.56 |
1.63 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.52 |
2.04 |
2.48 |
2.92 |
n.a. |
i |
| |
|
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