Summary
The Emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah are among the best performing regions in the UAE. They contribute 98.11% to the GDP and are home to 81.98% of the UAE’s population, as of 2020.
Services contributed 53.6% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2020, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (36.9%). Agriculture contributed only 0.7% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2020.
Scope
- The UAE government allocated Infrastructure AED4.5bn (US$1.23bn) in the federal budget 2021.
- According to the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in the UAE improved over the last two years with a jump in ranking, from 13th out of 160 countries in 2016, to 11th in 2018
- Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI), exhibited a sharp decline before recovering over the past year. On February 19, 2021, the DFMGI stood at 2,576.32, compared to 2,728.05 on February 19, 2020.
Reasons to Buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Did you Know?
Country Highlights
COVID-19 impact
Country snapshot
Political Landscape
Economic Landscape
Social Landscape
Technological Landscape
Legal Landscape
Environmental Landscape
Outlook
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: The UAE’s Performance in Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Middle East & North Africa and the World
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index
Exhibit 4: Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) (February 2020- February 2021)
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 6: Total FDI Inflows (2015-2019) and Total FDI Stock (2015- 2019)
Exhibit 7: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 8: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 9: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison, 2020e
Exhibit 10: Volume of Exports and Imports of Goods and Services (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 11: Current Account Balance (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 12: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports, 2015-2019
Exhibit 13: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of their Distillation; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes, % Share in World’s Total, 2019
Exhibit 14: Interest Rates (January 2016- January 2021)
Exhibit 15: Exchange Rate and Inflation (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 16: General Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 17: General Government Debt (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 18: Distribution of Employed persons by Economic Activities, 2019
Exhibit 19: Unemployment Rate (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 20: Total Labor Force and Participation Rate, (2011-2020e)
Exhibit 21: Rural/Urban Share in Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 22: Age-group Share in Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 23: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 24: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2020e
Exhibit 25: Number of Patents Granted Per Mn Population, 2020e
Exhibit 26: High-technology Exports (% of manufactured exports), 2019 or latest available data
Exhibit 27: Doing Business in United Arab Emirates 2020
Exhibit 28: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2019
Exhibit 29: CO2 Emissions (2016-2019)
