United Arab Emirates - General government gross debt in current LCU

536 (billion LCU) in 2021

In 2021, government debt for United Arab Emirates was 536 billion LCU. Government debt of United Arab Emirates increased from 14 billion LCU in 2002 to 536 billion LCU in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 24.39%.

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What is government debt?

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

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What is United Arab Emirates government debt?