Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 51.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates is 51.3%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 307.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates peaked at 54.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 7.7% | — |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +63.6% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +40.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +65.0% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +40.1% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 17.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in United Arab Emirates was 51.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 307.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.