Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2.2% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More infrastructure data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 203.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2087 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.04 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in United Arab Emirates?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in United Arab Emirates was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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