VOL. XL

No. 47

24-November-1997

UAE

UAE GDP Statistics

UAE gross domestic product (GDP) in 1996 was estimated at Dh174bn ($47.4bn), comparedto Dh133bn ($36.2bn) in 1993, according to figures published by the UAE Ministry ofEconomy and Trade in its latest Statistical Book. The contribution of the oilsector to GDP in 1996 was estimated at Dh57bn ($15.5bn), or 32.8% of the total, with thenon-oil sector contributing Dh117bn ($31.9bn), or 67.2%. GDP estimates for the seven UAEemirates in 1996 were...