Share of government spending going to interest payments in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of government spending going to interest payments was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of government spending going to interest payments in United Arab Emirates, 2019–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government spending going to interest payments in United Arab Emirates is 2.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 86.2% on the previous year and up 86,529.6% over five years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of government spending going to interest payments in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4044.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +267.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +205.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +86.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 4 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government spending going to interest payments in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of government spending going to interest payments in United Arab Emirates was 2.3% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.