UAE GDP: AED 2.03T ▲ 5.7% | Non-Oil GDP Share: 84.3% ▼ -5.2pp | FDI Inflows: $45.6B ▲ 48.7% | GDP Growth: 4.0% ▲ -0.3pp vs 2023 | Inflation: 1.7% ▼ +0.0pp vs 2023 | Female Participation: 55.1% ▲ +0.6pp vs 2023 | Population: 11.0M ▲ 4.8% | Emiratisation Rate: 12.5% ▲ 2.1pp | Global Competitiveness: #7 ▲ 3 places | Clean Energy Capacity: 7.2 GW ▲ 18.4% | ADX Index: 9,842 ▲ 4.7% | DFM Index: 4,621 ▲ 6.2% | UAE GDP: AED 2.03T ▲ 5.7% | Non-Oil GDP Share: 84.3% ▼ -5.2pp | FDI Inflows: $45.6B ▲ 48.7% | GDP Growth: 4.0% ▲ -0.3pp vs 2023 | Inflation: 1.7% ▼ +0.0pp vs 2023 | Female Participation: 55.1% ▲ +0.6pp vs 2023 | Population: 11.0M ▲ 4.8% | Emiratisation Rate: 12.5% ▲ 2.1pp | Global Competitiveness: #7 ▲ 3 places | Clean Energy Capacity: 7.2 GW ▲ 18.4% | ADX Index: 9,842 ▲ 4.7% | DFM Index: 4,621 ▲ 6.2% |

Industry

EGA (Emirates Global Aluminium): Definition and UAE Context

EGA (Emirates Global Aluminium) is the world's largest premium aluminium producer and the UAE's biggest industrial company outside the oil and gas sector.

Feb 22, 2026

Emirates Steel: Definition and UAE Context

Emirates Steel Arkan is the UAE's largest integrated steel and building materials manufacturer, producing steel products for construction and industrial applications domestically and internationally.

Feb 22, 2026

Forward Economy: UAE Vision 2031 Pillar 2 — Economic Competitiveness & Diversification

A comprehensive analysis of Forward Economy, the second pillar of We the UAE 2031, covering economic competitiveness, human capital, innovation, R&D investment, GDP doubling targets, non-oil trade expansion, industrial strategy, digital economy, SME development, and Emiratisation.

Feb 22, 2026

Hamriyah Free Zone: Definition and UAE Context

Hamriyah Free Zone is a heavy-industry and manufacturing free zone in Sharjah, offering deep-water port access and cost-competitive facilities for industrial enterprises.

Feb 22, 2026

Industrial GDP Tracker: AED 300 Billion Target (Operation 300bn)

Tracking the UAE's progress toward AED 300 billion in industrial sector GDP under Operation 300bn. This tracker measures manufacturing and industrial output against the programme's reindustrialisation ambition.

Feb 22, 2026

Make it in the Emirates Initiative

A national initiative to boost domestic manufacturing by connecting local industrial capacity with government and private sector procurement demand. The programme targets import substitution and export growth across priority product categories.

Feb 22, 2026

Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT)

The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology is the UAE's federal body responsible for industrial policy, advanced technology adoption, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution agenda. MoIAT drives the development of a competitive and sustainable industrial sector aligned with national economic diversification goals.

Feb 22, 2026

National Biotechnology Strategy

The UAE National Biotechnology Strategy aims to establish the federation as a regional hub for biotechnology research, manufacturing, and commercialisation. It targets growth in biopharmaceuticals, agricultural biotech, and industrial biology as pillars of a post-hydrocarbon knowledge economy.

Feb 22, 2026

Operation 300bn

The UAE's flagship industrial strategy targeting AED 300 billion in manufacturing GDP contribution by 2031. Operation 300bn aims to transform the federation into a global industrial hub through advanced manufacturing, technology transfer, and export-led growth.

Feb 22, 2026

UAE Fourth Industrial Revolution Strategy

The UAE's strategy to position the federation as a global hub for Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies including AI, robotics, autonomous systems, 3D printing, and biotechnology. The programme leverages the UAE's partnership with the World Economic Forum.

Feb 22, 2026

UAE Manufacturing & Industry Sector

An overview of the UAE manufacturing and industry sector — Operation 300bn strategy, EGA aluminium production, STRATA aerospace composites, pharmaceuticals, food processing, Emirates Steel Arkan, and MoIAT oversight.

Feb 22, 2026

UAE Manufacturing Output Tracker: Industrial Production Index

Tracking UAE manufacturing sector output against the AED 300 billion industrial GDP target under Operation 300bn. This tracker monitors production indices, sub-sector performance, and capacity expansion across the federation.

Feb 22, 2026
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