$100 spent in the United Arab Emirates buys about what
$64.49
buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in Asia buys what $155 buys in the United Arab Emirates. Prices across the United Arab Emirates' economy average 155% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 55% further in Asia.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
United Arab Emirates
Asia
Economy
Population
11.5 million
4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$552 billion2024
$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$50,2742024
$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$79,3442024
$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
63%2024
41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.58 in the US2024
$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$76.52 a day2018 survey · $27,930 a year · income
Medians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
United Arab Emirates
Asia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$872 billion2024
$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
2.3272024 · U.A.E. dirham
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$51,5502024
$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$81,6402024
$21,27039 of 47 countries
World Bank income groups: United Arab Emirates, high income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.
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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.