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United Arab Emirates
Middle East · AED
Total T&T GDP · 2025 est.
$72.8B
12.9% of economy · vs 2024: +3.9%
VERIFIED
Intl. spending · 2024
$59.2B
9.8% of exports
VERIFIED
Jobs · 2025 est.
0.93M
13.2% of total jobs · vs 2024: +2.9%
VERIFIED
10-yr CAGR → 2035
+0.7%
total T&T GDP, real 2024 USD
VERIFIED
Total T&T GDP · 2025 estimate → 2035 forecast
Source: WTTC EIR 2025 · real 2024 USD
WTTC publishes only bracket years — 2024 actual, 2025 estimate, and 2035 forecast. The line between 2025 and 2035 is illustrative; intermediate years are not observed.
Source markets (inbound)
2024
- #1India14%
- #2United Kingdom8%
- #3Russia8%
- #4China5%
- #5Saudi Arabia5%
- —Rest of world60%
Outbound destinations
2024
- #1Saudi Arabia32%
Visitor spending split
2024
International 79.0%21.0% Domestic
Leisure 84.7%15.3% Business
Global rankings
Absolute · Relative · Growth 2024 · 2025→2035
Direct T&T GDP
#18#39#132#184Total T&T GDP
#21#52#151#184Direct employment
#35#42#163#162Total employment
#46#61#178#173Visitor exports
—#76#111#177Capital investment
#23#69#90#104Environmental & social · 2023
vs. 2019
GHG economy share
13.3% ↓ from 14.2%
GHG intensity
1.03 kgCO2e/$ ↓ from 1.19 kgCO2e/$
Energy mix — fossil
97.9%
low-carbon 1.0% · biofuels 1.1%
Tax contribution
$8.6B
5.4% of gov. revenue
Employment — direct shares
16.3% female
youth 9.7% · high-wage 20.1%