International reserves — all countries

International reserves — United Arab Emirates

International reserves in the United Arab Emirates in 2025 — 292,319,262,021 US$. Ranked 13 in the world out of 124. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 318,595.1%.

2025 292B US$ +22.86% vs 2024
World rank 13of 124
Period maximum 292B US$2025
Period minimum 91.72M US$1973

Trend over time

1973–2025 · US$

International reserves — United Arab Emirates, 1973–20250100B200B300B19731979198519911997200320092015202120251973: 91,723,795 US$1974: 452,878,021 US$1975: 987,879,902 US$1976: 1,979,903,726 US$1977: 894,066,095 US$1978: 942,089,887 US$1979: 1,727,429,508 US$1980: 2,354,590,964 US$1981: 3,471,503,445 US$1982: 2,588,863,920 US$1983: 2,384,157,754 US$1984: 2,538,886,189 US$1985: 3,471,498,477 US$1986: 3,689,328,863 US$1987: 5,120,925,343 US$1988: 4,768,739,333 US$1989: 4,776,310,582 US$1990: 4,890,564,527 US$1991: 5,646,813,747 US$1992: 5,977,160,986 US$1993: 6,415,331,635 US$1994: 6,963,509,610 US$1995: 7,778,376,181 US$1996: 8,350,159,124 US$1997: 8,603,051,266 US$1998: 9,305,872,456 US$1999: 10,790,300,349 US$2000: 13,631,620,189 US$2001: 14,256,130,113 US$2002: 15,355,431,325 US$2003: 15,087,811,904 US$2004: 18,529,923,698 US$2005: 21,010,295,842 US$2006: 27,617,445,823 US$2007: 77,238,765,358 US$2008: 31,694,454,694 US$2009: 26,104,201,598 US$2010: 32,785,291,883 US$2011: 37,269,318,423 US$2012: 47,035,150,431 US$2013: 68,202,650,660 US$2014: 78,424,381,665 US$2015: 93,929,134,196 US$2016: 85,390,832,746 US$2017: 95,377,648,626 US$2018: 99,503,335,479 US$2019: 108,359,358,452 US$2020: 106,701,571,777 US$2021: 131,116,705,892 US$2022: 138,433,303,845 US$2023: 189,490,945,175 US$2024: 237,931,339,945 US$2025: 292,319,262,021 US$
Change over the period: +292B (+318,595.12%) Average annual rate: 16.78 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 292B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.44T US$
Western Asia computed 1.38T US$
International reserves — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 292B +54.39B +22.86%
2024 238B +48.44B +25.56%
2023 189B +51.06B +36.88%
2022 138B +7.32B +5.58%
2021 131B +24.42B +22.88%
2020 107B −1.66B −1.53%
2019 108B +8.86B +8.9%
2018 99.5B +4.13B +4.33%
2017 95.38B +9.99B +11.7%
2016 85.39B −8.54B −9.09%
2015 93.93B +15.5B +19.77%
2014 78.42B +10.22B +14.99%
2013 68.2B +21.17B +45%
2012 47.04B +9.77B +26.2%
2011 37.27B +4.48B +13.68%
2010 32.79B +6.68B +25.59%
2009 26.1B −5.59B −17.64%
2008 31.69B −45.54B −58.97%
2007 77.24B +49.62B +179.67%
2006 27.62B +6.61B +31.45%
2005 21.01B +2.48B +13.39%
2004 18.53B +3.44B +22.81%
2003 15.09B −268M −1.74%
2002 15.36B +1.1B +7.71%
2001 14.26B +625M +4.58%
2000 13.63B +2.84B +26.33%
1999 10.79B +1.48B +15.95%
1998 9.31B +703M +8.17%
1997 8.6B +253M +3.03%
1996 8.35B +572M +7.35%
1995 7.78B +815M +11.7%
1994 6.96B +548M +8.54%
1993 6.42B +438M +7.33%
1992 5.98B +330M +5.85%
1991 5.65B +756M +15.46%
1990 4.89B +114M +2.39%
1989 4.78B +7.57M +0.16%
1988 4.77B −352M −6.88%
1987 5.12B +1.43B +38.8%
1986 3.69B +218M +6.27%
1985 3.47B +933M +36.73%
1984 2.54B +155M +6.49%
1983 2.38B −205M −7.91%
1982 2.59B −883M −25.43%
1981 3.47B +1.12B +47.44%
1980 2.35B +627M +36.31%
1979 1.73B +785M +83.36%
1978 942M +48.02M +5.37%
1977 894M −1.09B −54.84%
1976 1.98B +992M +100.42%
1975 988M +535M +118.13%
1974 453M +361M +393.74%
1973 91.72M

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.