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United Arab Emirates - Government Debt to GDP 1999

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
4.73% Global rank: 1st

United Arab Emirates's government debt to gdp was 4.73% in 1999. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾
Government Debt to GDP by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United Arab Emirates 4.73% -
2nd Estonia 5.93% 9.9%
3rd Luxembourg 8.39% -11.7%
4th Botswana 9.31% -17.6%
5th Kiribati 11.84% 20.7%
6th Chile 13.28% 9.6%
7th Latvia 14.83% 51.1%
8th Senegal 14.99% -20.3%
9th Czechia 15.09% 8.7%
10th Korea 15.76% 14.1%
11th Dominican Republic 15.98% 20.6%
12th Eswatini 16.69% 7.0%
13th Uzbekistan 18.38% 2.1%
14th Bahamas, The 19.76% -5.0%
15th China 21.61% 5.7%
16th Namibia 21.80% 11.4%
17th Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.22% -25.0%
18th Australia 22.54% -4.9%
19th Slovenia 23.82% 4.4%
20th Uruguay 24.13% -
21st Haiti 24.15% 0.6%
22nd Bahrain 24.67% 23.4%
23rd Norway 24.96% 5.9%
24th Azerbaijan 25.41% 77.8%
25th Kuwait 25.49% -0.5%
26th Marshall Islands 26.05% 43.6%
27th El Salvador 28.00% 9.1%
28th Lithuania 28.00% 29.1%
29th St. Lucia 28.80% -1.0%
30th Oman 28.93% -6.5%
31st North Macedonia 29.83% -
32nd Croatia 30.01% 28.6%
33rd Vanuatu 30.62% 9.2%
34th New Zealand 32.00% -7.2%
35th Paraguay 32.02% 44.6%
36th Suriname 32.30% 49.2%
37th Colombia 33.98% 23.8%
38th Malaysia 34.36% 2.2%
39th Grenada 34.48% -14.4%
40th Cambodia 34.65% -6.8%
41st Fiji 34.72% -8.4%
42nd Micronesia, Federated States of 35.87% -14.9%
43rd Tonga 38.40% -
44th Kenya 38.41% -0.2%
45th Argentina 38.92% 14.0%
46th Maldives 38.95% -0.8%
47th Costa Rica 38.98% -4.2%
48th Armenia 39.20% -13.3%
49th Bhutan 39.23% 7.8%
50th Poland 39.23% 1.7%
51st Aruba 39.29% -4.3%
52nd Benin 39.41% -26.4%
53rd United Kingdom 40.41% -3.7%
54th Mexico 41.67% 4.9%
55th Papua New Guinea 41.76% -8.7%
56th Solomon Islands 41.96% 6.3%
57th Trinidad and Tobago 43.37% -0.1%
58th Finland 44.02% -6.0%
59th Chad 44.68% -
60th Nigeria 46.11% 191.7%
61st Ireland 46.57% -9.4%
62nd Slovak Republic 47.13% 39.2%
63rd Uganda 47.72% 5.8%
64th Barbados 49.71% -0.4%
65th Ghana 51.66% 37.4%
66th Switzerland 52.69% -5.8%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.43% 34.1%
68th Philippines 54.22% 6.8%
69th Panama 55.13% -5.1%
70th Portugal 55.41% -0.4%
71st Cyprus 55.66% 1.2%
72nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.04% 3.0%
73rd Thailand 56.59% 13.4%
74th Denmark 56.79% -5.9%
75th Netherlands 58.60% -6.5%
76th Ukraine 58.96% 26.7%
77th Samoa 59.44% 0.8%
78th Sweden 60.28% -7.8%
79th Hungary 60.30% -0.2%
80th Germany 60.35% 1.5%
81st Equatorial Guinea 60.48% 2.1%
82nd Pakistan 60.74% 12.9%
83rd Spain 60.85% -2.4%
84th Austria 61.34% -11.4%
85th France 61.42% -1.1%
86th Dominica 61.82% 9.9%
87th Tunisia 61.93% 6.4%
88th Niger 63.35% 3.4%
89th Morocco 63.36% -1.8%
90th Comoros 64.48% -7.0%
91st Cabo Verde 66.36% -9.0%
92nd Turkmenistan 66.67% -18.3%
93rd Albania 68.18% -4.2%
94th Cameroon 68.37% 0.9%
95th Algeria 69.68% -12.8%
96th Malta 69.77% 5.1%
97th India 71.27% 2.9%
98th Egypt, Arab Republic of 72.40% -1.9%
99th Gabon 73.09% -16.6%
100th Iceland 75.54% 74.6%
101st Honduras 75.76% 12.4%
102nd Sri Lanka 77.70% 4.6%
103rd Côte d'Ivoire 78.02% 3.8%
104th Rwanda 78.37% 11.8%
105th Bulgaria 78.67% 16.9%
106th Jamaica 80.66% -
107th Qatar 81.85% 6.9%
108th Lesotho 82.97% 4.5%
109th Central African Republic 84.16% -1.4%
110th Singapore 85.32% 0.8%
111th Canada 88.97% -4.6%
112th St. Kitts and Nevis 89.19% 12.8%
113th Guinea 92.25% 21.5%
114th Russian Federation 92.38% -31.7%
115th Mozambique 94.68% -
116th Antigua and Barbuda 95.92% 1.4%
117th Yemen, Republic of 96.05% -
118th Guyana 97.10% -10.1%
119th Jordan 98.13% -1.6%
120th Nicaragua 99.83% 15.4%
121st Greece 102.84% 2.0%
122nd Saudi Arabia 102.99% 1.4%
123rd Madagascar 104.12% -4.0%
124th Tajikistan 107.81% 11.6%
125th Guinea-Bissau 109.90% 0.7%
126th Italy 113.06% -0.7%
127th Belgium 115.36% -3.2%
128th Japan 129.50% 11.6%
129th Syrian Arab Republic 147.70% -2.3%
130th Myanmar 150.71% -27.8%
131st Moldova 150.74% -5.4%
132nd Seychelles 159.79% -0.9%
133rd Sudan 160.49% -10.7%
Source: IMF WEO (GGXWDG_NGDP)

FAQ

What was United Arab Emirates's government debt to gdp in 1999?▾

United Arab Emirates's government debt to gdp in 1999 was 4.73%. This ranked 1st globally.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 1999?▾

Sudan had the highest government debt to gdp in 1999 at 160.49%.

What is the government debt to gdp of United Arab Emirates in 1999?▾

The government debt to gdp of United Arab Emirates in 1999 was 4.73%. This ranked 1st globally.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1999. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 1.4%. View full analysis →

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