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United Arab Emirates In-depth PESTLE Insights

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    Country Profile

  • 75 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: United Arab Emirates
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 2507549
This PESTLE country analysis report on UAE provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Synopsis

  • Understand the political system in UAE through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
  • Understand the economic situation in UAE through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
  • Understand customer demographics in UAE through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
  • Understand the technological landscape in UAE through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
  • Understand the legal landscape in UAE through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators
  • Understand the environmental landscape in UAE through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmetal indicators

Scope

  • The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in the UAE, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
  • The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of the UAE 's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
  • The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
  • The technology landscape section examines the UAE's advancements and policies in technology innovation, including developments in information technology, telecommunications, research and development (R&D) investments, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity measures.
  • The legal landscape section explores the UAE's legal system evolution, including legislative reforms, judiciary independence, and adherence to the rule of law. It also addresses the country's legal environment for business, contract enforcement, intellectual property protection, and transparency in legal proceedings, along with any significant legal challenges or controversies.
  • The environmental landscape section evaluates the UAE's environmental policies and performance concerning climate change mitigation, renewable energy adoption, pollution control measures, conservation efforts, and sustainable development initiatives.

Reasons to Buy

  • What is the outlook in the UAE in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
  • How does the UAE perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
  • How does the UAE perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
  • How does the UAE perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
  • How does the UAE maintain a robust legal framework that protects property rights and fosters a conducive business environment?
  • How does the UAE prioritize sustainability with green initiatives, renewable energy promotion, and international collaboration on environmental challenges?

Table of Contents

  • Overview
  • Catalyst
  • Summary
  • Key findings
  • PESTLE highlights
  • Key macroeconomic updates
  • Key economic updates
  • Key fundamentals
  • US tariff impact on the UAE’s economy
  • Key Facts and Geographic Location
  • Key facts
  • Geographic location
  • PESTLE Analysis
  • Summary
  • Political analysis
  • Overview
  • Current strengths
  • Current challenges
  • Future prospects
  • Future risks
  • Economic analysis
  • Overview
  • Current strengths
  • Current challenges
  • Future prospects
  • Future risks
  • Social analysis
  • Overview
  • Current strengths
  • Current challenges
  • Future prospects
  • Future risks
  • Technological analysis
  • Overview
  • Current strengths
  • Current challenges
  • Future prospects
  • Future risks
  • Legal analysis
  • Overview
  • Current strengths
  • Current challenges
  • Future prospects
  • Future risks
  • Environmental analysis
  • Overview
  • Current strengths
  • Current challenges
  • Future prospects
  • Future risks
  • Political Landscape
  • Summary
  • Evolution
  • Political timeline
  • Structure and policies
  • Key political figures
  • Structure of government
  • Executive branch of the government
  • Key policies
  • Performance
  • Governance indicators
  • Outlook
  • Economic Landscape
  • Summary
  • Evolution
  • Structure and policies
  • Financial authorities and regulators
  • Performance
  • GDP and GDP growth rate
  • GDP composition by sector
  • Agriculture
  • Industry
  • Fiscal situation
  • International trade
  • Government debt
  • Current account
  • International investment position
  • Monetary situation
  • Unemployment
  • Outlook
  • Social Landscape
  • Summary
  • Evolution
  • Structure and policies
  • Demographic composition
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Performance
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Outlook
  • Technological Landscape
  • Summary
  • Evolution
  • Structure and policies
  • 5G deployment
  • AI Implementation
  • Intellectual property
  • Performance
  • Mobile and internet users
  • Outlook
  • Legal Landscape
  • Summary
  • Evolution
  • Structure and policies
  • Judicial system
  • Tax regulations
  • Performance
  • Effectiveness of legal system
  • Outlook
  • Environmental Landscape
  • Summary
  • Evolution
  • Structure and policies
  • Performance
  • Environmental impact
  • Outlook
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List of Tables
Table 1: Key Fundamentals, 2022-29f
Table 2: Key Facts, 2025
Table 3: Analysis of Political Landscape
Table 4: Analysis of Economic Landscape
Table 5: Analysis of Social Landscape
Table 6: Analysis of Technological Landscape
Table 7: Analysis of Legal Landscape
Table 8: Analysis of Environmental Landscape
Table 9: Population by Gender (% of Total Population), 2024

List of Figures
Figure 1: Key Economic Indicators Trend
Figure 2: Map of the UAE, 2025
Figure 3: Contribution of Agriculture Towards GDP (%), 2024
Figure 4: Timeline of Key Political Events
Figure 5: Key Political Figures
Figure 6: Historical GDP Growth Rate (%), 2014-24
Figure 7: Real GDP and GDP Growth Rate ($ Billion/%), 2020-29f
Figure 8: GDP Composition by Sector (%), 2024
Figure 9: Agricultural Output (AED Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 10: Industrial Output (AED Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 11: Services Output (AED Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 12: Growth in Volume of Exports and Imports (%), 2020-29f
Figure 13: Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate (Index/%), 2020-29f
Figure 14: Unemployment Rate (%), 2020-29f
Figure 15: Major Religions (%), 2020 est.
Figure 16: Government Expenditure on Healthcare ($ Billion/% of GDP), 2020-24
Figure 17: Government Expenditure on Education ($ Billion/% of GDP), 2020-24
Figure 18: Internet Users (Million/% of Total Population), 2020-25f
Figure 19: CO2e Emissions (Million Tonnes/%), 2014-24