What is UAE's national debt?

UAE's national debt is approximately $192.7 billion as of June 9, 2026. It is growing at $444 per second based on IMF Government Finance Statistics. The debt-to-GDP ratio is 27%.

How fast is UAE's debt growing?

UAE's national debt grows at approximately $444 per second, or $0.0 billion per day. This rate is derived from IMF fiscal deficit projections anchored to April 2025 baseline data.

What is UAE's debt-to-GDP ratio?

UAE's debt-to-GDP ratio is 27%. This is within a range generally considered fiscally sustainable.

Live · IMF · World Bank · 2026

🇦🇪 UAE National Debt Clock

Live tracker for UAE government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $192.7 billion, growing at $444 every second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 27%. Per-citizen share: $19,865.

UAE Government Debt — Live

$192,685,674,025

▲ adding $444 every second · $0.0B added today

27%

Debt-to-GDP

$19,865

Per citizen

$444/sec

Growth rate

$0.0B

Added today

Added since you opened this page

About UAE's National Debt

UAE is one of the world's most fiscally conservative governments, with debt at just 27% of GDP. This low ratio provides substantial fiscal headroom for future stimulus or crisis response without threatening debt sustainability.

At the current borrowing rate of $444 per second, UAE adds approximately $0.0 billion to its national debt every day — around $14 billion per year. Each of UAE's 10 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $19,865 of the national debt.

Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF Government Finance Statistics and World Bank International Debt Statistics baseline data anchored to April 2025. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.

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Data & Citation

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored 2025-04-01. Methodology: debt = 176,000,000,000 + 444 × seconds_since(2025-04-01)

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