The UAE’s non-oil sector contribution to the GDP amounted to 72.3 percent in 2021, up from 71.3 percent in 2020, data by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center, revealed.
The hotels and restaurants, wholesale and retail and health and social services sectors contributed 21.3 percent, 14.1 percent and 13.8 percent respectively, during the reference period.
The UAE’s GDP at constant prices achieved a growth of 3.8 percent in 2021, exceeding the forecasts of relevant international institutions, which expected the growth of the country’s GDP for the same year to reach 2.1 percent.
