History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 76,398 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
76,398 2011 US$
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 145 countries
All-time high
76,644 2011 US$
in 2017
All-time low
0 2011 US$
in 1991
Years of data
69
1950–2018

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2018

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Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 76,398 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates peaked at 76,644 2011 US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 2011 US$, in 1991.

United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates, 1950 to 2018.
Year 2011 US$ Change
1950 25,182 2011 US$
1951 26,634 2011 US$ +5.8%
1952 27,490 2011 US$ +3.2%
1953 29,358 2011 US$ +6.8%
1954 31,695 2011 US$ +8.0%
1955 31,374 2011 US$ -1.0%
1956 32,481 2011 US$ +3.5%
1957 32,329 2011 US$ -0.5%
1958 32,473 2011 US$ +0.4%
1959 34,153 2011 US$ +5.2%
1960 35,758 2011 US$ +4.7%
1961 36,949 2011 US$ +3.3%
1962 38,654 2011 US$ +4.6%
1963 39,889 2011 US$ +3.2%
1964 40,927 2011 US$ +2.6%
1965 41,705 2011 US$ +1.9%
1966 42,213 2011 US$ +1.2%
1967 42,416 2011 US$ +0.5%
1968 42,040 2011 US$ -0.9%
1969 40,639 2011 US$ -3.3%
1970 39,135 2011 US$ -3.7%
1971 39,540 2011 US$ +1.0%
1972 39,540 2011 US$ +0.0%
1973 39,669 2011 US$ +0.3%
1974 45,347 2011 US$ +14.3%
1975 40,591 2011 US$ -10.5%
1976 40,803 2011 US$ +0.5%
1977 41,915 2011 US$ +2.7%
1978 35,936 2011 US$ -14.3%
1979 39,534 2011 US$ +10.0%
1980 44,168 2011 US$ +11.7%
1981 42,456 2011 US$ -3.9%
1982 36,635 2011 US$ -13.7%
1983 32,737 2011 US$ -10.6%
1984 32,135 2011 US$ -1.8%
1985 29,562 2011 US$ -8.0%
1986 21,949 2011 US$ -25.8%
1987 21,487 2011 US$ -2.1%
1988 20,215 2011 US$ -5.9%
1989 21,072 2011 US$ +4.2%
1990 22,254 2011 US$ +5.6%
1991 0 2011 US$ -100.0%
1992 0 2011 US$
1993 25,559 2011 US$
1994 28,335 2011 US$ +10.9%
1995 31,240 2011 US$ +10.3%
1996 34,043 2011 US$ +9.0%
1997 38,168 2011 US$ +12.1%
1998 39,668 2011 US$ +3.9%
1999 42,372 2011 US$ +6.8%
2000 48,888 2011 US$ +15.4%
2001 51,263 2011 US$ +4.9%
2002 54,078 2011 US$ +5.5%
2003 59,823 2011 US$ +10.6%
2004 64,926 2011 US$ +8.5%
2005 65,599 2011 US$ +1.0%
2006 67,831 2011 US$ +3.4%
2007 65,413 2011 US$ -3.6%
2008 63,862 2011 US$ -2.4%
2009 58,860 2011 US$ -7.8%
2010 60,112 2011 US$ +2.1%
2011 65,307 2011 US$ +8.6%
2012 68,255 2011 US$ +4.5%
2013 70,791 2011 US$ +3.7%
2014 72,601 2011 US$ +2.6%
2015 74,746 2011 US$ +3.0%
2016 75,876 2011 US$ +1.5%
2017 76,644 2011 US$ +1.0%
2018 76,398 2011 US$ -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30,317 2011 US$ 25,182 2011 US$ 34,153 2011 US$ 10
1960s 40,119 2011 US$ 35,758 2011 US$ 42,416 2011 US$ 10
1970s 40,201 2011 US$ 35,936 2011 US$ 45,347 2011 US$ 10
1980s 30,242 2011 US$ 20,215 2011 US$ 44,168 2011 US$ 10
1990s 26,164 2011 US$ 0 2011 US$ 42,372 2011 US$ 10
2000s 60,054 2011 US$ 48,888 2011 US$ 67,831 2011 US$ 10
2010s 71,192 2011 US$ 60,112 2011 US$ 76,644 2011 US$ 9

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 1 Qatar 153,764 2011 US$ compare
  2. 2 Norway 84,580 2011 US$ compare
  3. 4 Singapore 68,402 2011 US$ compare
  4. 5 Kuwait 65,521 2011 US$ compare
  5. 6 Ireland 64,684 2011 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates?
History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in United Arab Emirates was 76,398 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 76,644 2011 US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0 2011 US$ in 1991.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]