United Arab Emirates: Oil revenue

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 United Arab Emirates

Revenue minus production cost of oil, percent of GDP

 Latest value 15.67
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1975 - 2021
 Average 23.02
 Min - Max 10.49 - 56.03
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 15.67 percent, an increase from 10.49 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 2.69 percent, based on data from 181 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 1975 to 2021 is 23.02 percent. The minimum value, 10.49 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 56.03 percent was recorded in 1979. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
United Arab Emirates - Oil revenue - Recent values chart

Historical series
United Arab Emirates - Oil revenue - historical chart - 1975-2021




Definition: Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.

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 Diesel prices 0.52 2016 dollars
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 Share of clean energy 1.00 2021 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 125.98 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 296.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 188,089 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 20.25 2020 metric tons
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 Energy imports -183.84 2014 percent
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 Natural gas revenue 1.96 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 100.00 2022 percent
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