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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 revenues $3.5 billion; expenditures $4.0 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1989 est.)
1991 revenues $3.8 billion; expenditures $3.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1989 est.)
1992 revenues $3.8 billion; expenditures $3.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1989 est.)
1993 revenues $4.3 billion; expenditures $4.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993)
1994 revenues: $4.3 billion expenditures: $4.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993 est)
1995 revenues: $4.3 billion expenditures: $4.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993 est)
1996 revenues: $4.6 billion expenditures: $4.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1995 est.)
1997 revenues: $5.1 billion expenditures: $5.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997 est.)
1998 revenues: $5.1 billion expenditures: $5.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $294 million (1997 est.)
1999 revenues: $5.4 billion expenditures: $5.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $350 million (1998 budget est.)
2000 revenues: $5.5 billion expenditures: $6.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1999 est.)
2001 revenues: $6.5 billion expenditures: $7.3 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
2002 revenues: $20 billion expenditures: $22 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
2003 revenues: $20 billion expenditures: $22 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
2004 revenues: $17.35 billion expenditures: $23.85 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.4 billion (2003 est.)
2005 revenues: $23.68 billion expenditures: $25.45 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.4 billion (2004 est.)
2006 revenues: $34.93 billion expenditures: $29.41 billion; including capital expenditures of $3.4 billion (2005 est.)
2007 revenues: $54.64 billion expenditures: $34.91 billion (2006 est.)
2008 revenues: $68.27 billion expenditures: $38.06 billion (2007 est.)
2009 revenues: $78.74 billion expenditures: $48.31 billion (2008 est.)
2011 revenues: $85.77 billion expenditures: $92.15 billion (2010 est.)
2012 revenues: $130.3 billion expenditures: $113.8 billion (2012 est.)
2013 revenues: $136.6 billion expenditures: $109.4 billion (2012 est.)
2014 revenues: $138 billion expenditures: $118.3 billion (2013 est.)
2015 revenues: $150.8 billion | expenditures: $130.9 billion | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2014 est.)
2016 revenues: $102.8 billion | expenditures: $116.5 billion | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2015 est.)
2017 revenues: $83.44 billion | expenditures: $112.4 billion | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2017 est.)
2018 revenues: 110.2 billion (2017 est.) | expenditures: 111.1 billion (2017 est.) | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
2019 revenues: 110.2 billion (2017 est.) | expenditures: 111.1 billion (2017 est.) | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
2020 revenues: 110.2 billion (2017 est.) | expenditures: 111.1 billion (2017 est.) | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
2021 revenues: 110.2 billion (2017 est.) expenditures: 111.1 billion (2017 est.) note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
2022 revenues: 110.2 billion (2017 est.) expenditures: 111.1 billion (2017 est.) note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
2023 revenues: $129.741 billion (2019 est.) expenditures: $127.262 billion (2019 est.) note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
2024 revenues: $20.165 billion (2022 est.) expenditures: $19.483 billion (2022 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
2025 revenues: $23.248 billion (2023 est.) expenditures: $19.349 billion (2023 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated