United Arab Emirates vs United States: country comparison
A UN member state, or a continent's average.
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In US dollars, spent in each country.
$100 spent in the United Arab Emirates buys about what
$158
buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $63.36 buys in the United Arab Emirates. Prices across the United Arab Emirates' economy average 63% of the United States', so a dollar goes 58% further in the United Arab Emirates.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
United Arab Emirates
United States
Economy
Population
11.5 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$552 billion2024
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$50,2742024
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$79,3442024
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
63%2024
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.58 in the US2024
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$76.52 a day2018 survey · $27,930 a year · income
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
United Arab Emirates
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$872 billion2024
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
2.3272024 · U.A.E. dirham
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$51,5502024
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$81,6402024
$89,490
World Bank income groups: United Arab Emirates, high income; United States, 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.