🇦🇪 UAE National Debt Clock
Live tracker for UAE government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $215.0 billion, growing at $268 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 34%. Per-citizen share: $18,575.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, UAE ranks 113th by debt-to-GDP, 43rd by total debt and 37th by debt per person.
About UAE's National Debt
The United Arab Emirates keeps federal debt low, backed by large hydrocarbon revenue and sovereign wealth, though individual emirates such as Dubai have at times carried significant borrowing.
UAE's debt-to-GDP ratio of 34% is low by international standards: higher than 16% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, UAE ranks 43rd of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $268 per second, UAE adds about $23 million to its government debt every day — roughly $8.5 billion per year. Each of UAE's 12 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $18,575. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
UAE National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is UAE's national debt right now?
UAE's national debt is approximately $215.0 billion as of October 28, 2026, growing at $268 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 34% and each citizen's share is about $18,575.
How fast is UAE's debt growing?
UAE's government debt is growing at approximately $268 per second — about $23 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is UAE's debt per capita?
Each of UAE's 12 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $18,575 of the national debt.
What is UAE's debt-to-GDP ratio?
UAE's debt-to-GDP ratio is 34%. That is higher than 16% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is UAE's government debt at this level?
The United Arab Emirates keeps federal debt low, backed by large hydrocarbon revenue and sovereign wealth, though individual emirates such as Dubai have at times carried significant borrowing.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 208,053,419,662 + 268 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ae (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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