Relationships of United Arab Emirates

Relationships of United Arab Emirates with the rest of the world: indicative classification, national data and access to bilateral analyses.

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117 classified relationships · 77 with insufficient information. Lack of information does not mean neutrality.

Indicators for United Arab Emirates

Data with their period and source. Blank cells are not zero.

Indicator	Value and source
Nominal GDPCurrent USD	552.32 billion USD2024 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
GDP per capitaCurrent USD per person	50,273.51 USD2024 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
GDP growthAnnual real change (%)	3.99 %2024 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
Policy interest rateCentral bank instrument (%)
Inflation · annual averageAverage annual change in headline CPI (%)	1.25 %2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
Inflation · latest year-on-year figureHeadline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency stated
Unemployment% of the labour force; definition used by the stated institution	2.17 %Estimate2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
Budget balanceGeneral government (% of GDP)	5.2 %Estimate2025 · IMFWEO general-government estimate, % of GDP. Not an observed balance for the current month.
Gross public debtGeneral government (% of GDP)	34.3 %Estimate2025 · IMFWEO general-government estimate, % of GDP. Not an observed balance for the current month.
Current account balance% of GDP	14.48 %2024 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
PopulationPeople	10,986,4002024 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date. Preliminary.
AreaTotal area in km²; territorial coverage of the source	98,648 km²2023 · WBOfficial World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
Military expenditureCurrent USD per year; SIPRI series
Military expenditure (% of GDP)Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition

Bilateral relationships

Country	Relationship	View
Afghanistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Albania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Germany	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Andorra	Insufficient information	View on the map
Angola	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Antigua & Barbuda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Saudi Arabia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Algeria	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Argentina	Insufficient information	View on the map
Armenia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Australia	Insufficient information	Read the relationship in detail
Austria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Azerbaijan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bahamas	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bangladesh	Insufficient information	View on the map
Barbados	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bahrain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belgium	Insufficient information	View on the map
Belize	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Benin	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belarus	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bolivia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Cooperation	View on the map
Botswana	Insufficient information	View on the map
Brazil	Cooperation	View on the map
Brunei	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bulgaria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Burkina Faso	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Burundi	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bhutan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cape Verde	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cambodia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cameroon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Canada	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Qatar	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Chad	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Czechia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Chile	Cooperation	View on the map
China	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cyprus	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vatican City	Insufficient information	View on the map
Colombia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Comoros	Insufficient information	View on the map
Congo - Brazzaville	Insufficient information	View on the map
North Korea	Insufficient information	View on the map
South Korea	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Costa Rica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Côte d’Ivoire	Insufficient information	View on the map
Croatia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cuba	Insufficient information	View on the map
Denmark	Insufficient information	View on the map
Dominica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ecuador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Egypt	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
El Salvador	Insufficient information	View on the map
Eritrea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Slovakia	Cooperation	View on the map
Slovenia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Spain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United States	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Estonia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eswatini	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ethiopia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Philippines	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Finland	Cooperation	View on the map
Fiji	Insufficient information	View on the map
France	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Gabon	Insufficient information	View on the map
Gambia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Georgia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ghana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Grenada	Cooperation	View on the map
Greece	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guatemala	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guinea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Equatorial Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guinea-Bissau	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guyana	Cooperation	View on the map
Haiti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Honduras	Insufficient information	View on the map
Hungary	Insufficient information	View on the map
India	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Indonesia	Cooperation	View on the map
Iraq	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iran	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Ireland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iceland	Insufficient information	View on the map
Marshall Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Solomon Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Israel	Insufficient information	View on the map
Italy	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Jamaica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Japan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Jordan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kazakhstan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kenya	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kyrgyzstan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kiribati	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kuwait	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Laos	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Lesotho	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Latvia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lebanon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Liberia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Libya	Cooperation	View on the map
Liechtenstein	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Lithuania	Insufficient information	View on the map
Luxembourg	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
North Macedonia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Madagascar	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malaysia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malawi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Maldives	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mali	Insufficient information	View on the map
Malta	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Morocco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mauritius	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mexico	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Micronesia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Moldova	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Monaco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mongolia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Montenegro	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mozambique	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Myanmar (Burma)	Insufficient information	View on the map
Namibia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nauru	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nepal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nicaragua	Insufficient information	View on the map
Niger	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nigeria	Insufficient information	View on the map
Norway	Insufficient information	View on the map
New Zealand	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Oman	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Netherlands	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Pakistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Palau	Cooperation	View on the map
Palestine	Insufficient information	View on the map
Panama	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Papua New Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Paraguay	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Peru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Poland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Portugal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Kingdom	Insufficient information	Read the relationship in detail
Central African Republic	Insufficient information	View on the map
Congo - Kinshasa	Insufficient information	View on the map
Dominican Republic	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Rwanda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Romania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Russia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Samoa	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Kitts & Nevis	Insufficient information	View on the map
San Marino	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Vincent & Grenadines	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
St. Lucia	Insufficient information	View on the map
São Tomé & Príncipe	Insufficient information	View on the map
Senegal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Serbia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Seychelles	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sierra Leone	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Singapore	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Syria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Somalia	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Sri Lanka	Insufficient information	View on the map
South Africa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sudan	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
South Sudan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sweden	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Switzerland	Insufficient information	View on the map
Suriname	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Thailand	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tanzania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tajikistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Timor-Leste	Cooperation	View on the map
Togo	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tonga	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Trinidad & Tobago	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tunisia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Turkmenistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Türkiye	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tuvalu	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ukraine	Insufficient information	View on the map
Uganda	Insufficient information	View on the map
Uruguay	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uzbekistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Vanuatu	Cooperation	View on the map
Venezuela	Insufficient information	View on the map
Vietnam	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Yemen	Insufficient information	View on the map
Djibouti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Zambia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Zimbabwe	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail