Annual inflation, consumer prices in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 1.7% in 2024. β Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in United Arab Emirates, 2008β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in United Arab Emirates is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2020.
That places United Arab Emirates 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 1.6% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -1.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -2.1% | 5.3% | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.8677 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,117 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 401 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 255 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.6429 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 498 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in United Arab Emirates?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in United Arab Emirates was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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