Return on assets in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Return on assets was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Return on assets in United Arab Emirates, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2.2% for return on assets in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Return on assets in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.3% | — |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -57.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +76.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +39.2% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 2.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.8%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on assets in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +76.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | -57.7% | 1.6% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.2% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 2.2% compare
- 71 Albania 2.2% compare
- 73 South Africa 2.1% compare
- 74 Colombia 2.1% compare
- 75 Slovenia 2.1% compare
More development goals data for United Arab Emirates
- 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 return on assets in United Arab Emirates?
- Return on assets in United Arab Emirates was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for return on assets?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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