A large external surplus and low inflation, alongside a government-debt figure twelve years out of date -- stated plainly, not smoothed over
The UAE combines a large current account surplus (14.48% of GDP, 2024) and substantial reserves ($292.3bn) with low inflation (1.25%) and unemployment (2.17%). Governance is mixed: strong on Control of Corruption (1.17) but more moderate on Rule of Law (0.50). The single largest limitation in this profile is stated plainly: the only government debt figure available on this platform dates to 2013, twelve years before this writing, predating the 2014-2016 oil price decline that reshaped Gulf fiscal positions -- it is presented as historical context only, not a current reading.
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