AED 1.2T
GDP · SCAD 2024
54.7% non-oil: your sector does not ride the oil cycle.
AA
SOVEREIGN RATING · S&P 2026
Stable outlook, reaffirmed March 2026, on a deep sovereign balance sheet.
0%
PERSONAL INCOME TAX · UAE MOF
Salaries, dividends and gains are untaxed personally.
#1
SAFEST CITY · NUMBEO 2026
Ten consecutive years at the top of the index.
2B+
CONSUMERS WITHIN REACH
GCC, India, Africa and Asia within an eight-hour flight.
4.14M
POPULATION · SCAD 2024
Young, growing and home to 200+ nationalities.
01
Position, by third parties.
Independent rankings, each with its source and year.
SAFETY
Safety Index, safest city
NUMBEO · 2026
#1
Ten consecutive years at the top. Predictability of daily life is an operating asset.
SOVEREIGN CREDIT
Long-term sovereign rating
S&P GLOBAL · 2026
AA / A-1+
Stable outlook, reaffirmed March 2026. Long-horizon capital can price political and fiscal risk low.
SOVEREIGN CREDIT
Long-term issuer rating
MOODY’S · 2025
Aa2
A second agency, same conclusion: high-grade sovereign strength.
COMPETITIVENESS
World Competitiveness Ranking, UAE
IMD · 2024
Top 10
Government efficiency and business efficiency carry the score, the parts an investor touches.
TAX
Headline corporate income tax rate, UAE
KPMG · 2024
9%
Among the lowest headline rates of any major economy; 0% below AED 375,000 profit.
CONNECTIVITY
Global Connectedness Index, UAE
DHL · NYU STERN · 2024
#3
Flows of trade, capital and people outperform the economy’s size.
TALENT
Global Talent Competitiveness Index, UAE
INSEAD · 2023
#1
The deepest regional pool for attracting, growing and retaining talent.
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Sovereign strength, legal protection, capital freedom and the return environment, with citations.