UAE’s GDP grows 3.8% in 2021, exceeding international expectations

UAE's GDP acquired a growth rate of 3.8% in 2021, which is higher than the growth of 2019 and exceeded the expected growth rate of 2.1%.
Abu Dhabi's GDP at constant prices grew by 1.9% in 2021 compared with 2020, while its non-oil GDP at constant prices grew by 4.1%, and non-oil activities contributed 49.7% of the GDP at constant prices last year.
Growth rates across several non-oil activities include agriculture, forestry, and fishing which grew by 23.1% while the manufacturing rose by 21.7%, health and social service by 19.7%, arts, entertainment, and recreation by 17.3%, wholesale and retail trade by 15.3%, accommodation, and food service activities by 14.7%, transportation and storage by 7%, and electricity, gas, water supply, and waste management activities by 6.9%.

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