Real GDP per person during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 14 May 2022 – now | +1.6% 2021 → 2024 | +0.5%/yr | |
| 2 | N Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 3 Nov 2004 – 14 May 2022 | −26.4% 2004 → 2021 | −1.8%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. AED thousand per person, 2010 prices · World Bank (NY.GDP.PCAP.KN), GDP at constant dirhams over the UN's population estimate, yearly · United Arab Emirates data · as of Dec 2025.