buys in the United Arab Emirates, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United Arab Emirates buys what $36.30 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 36% of the United Arab Emirates', so a dollar goes 2.8 times as far in India.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
India
United Arab Emirates
Economy
Population
1.46 billion
11.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$3.96 trillion
$552 billion2024
GDP per personUS dollars
$2,702
$50,2742024
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,748
$79,3442024
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
23%
63%2024
A US dollar goes as far as
$4.35 in the US
$1.58 in the US2024
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumption
$76.52 a day2018 survey · $27,930 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
India
United Arab Emirates
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$17.2 trillion
$872 billion2024
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
20.09Indian rupee
2.3272024 · U.A.E. dirham
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,760
$51,5502024
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,600
$81,6402024
World Bank income groups: India, lower middle income; United Arab Emirates, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.