UAE Consumer Spending 2001-2025

UAE consumer spending for 2020 was 140.39 billion US dollars, a 14.3% decline from 2019.
  • UAE consumer spending for 2019 was 163.82 billion US dollars, a 1.3% increase from 2018.
  • UAE consumer spending for 2018 was 161.72 billion US dollars, a 12.41% increase from 2017.
  • UAE consumer spending for 2017 was 143.86 billion US dollars, a 11.32% increase from 2016.
Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.