Federal budget
AED 63.066 billion has been allocated for the year 2023. AED 23.9 billion (38 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the government affairs sector, including the development of smart government infrastructure, digital services and cybersecurity initiatives. Find out details about budgets for the years from 2016.
Federal budget
Federal budget 2025
The federal budget for the year 2025 totals AED 71.5 billion in revenues and AED 71.5 billion in estimated expenditures, maintaining a balanced approach between income and spending.
The 2025 budget is allocated across key sectors, including social development and pensions, government affairs, infrastructure and economic affairs, and financial investments, alongside other federal expenses.
The federal budget for 2025 is allocated as follows:
- AED 27.859 billion, representing 39 per cent of the total federal budget, has been dedicated to the social development and pensions sector. Of this amount,
- AED 10.914 billion (15.3 per cent) is allocated to public and higher education programmes
- AED 5.745 billion (8 per cent) is allocated to healthcare and community prevention services
- AED 3.744 billion (5.2 per cent) is allocated to social affairs
- AED 5.709 billion (8 per cent) is allocated to pensions, and
- AED 1.746 billion (2.5 per cent) is allocated to public services.
- AED 25.570 billion (35.7 per cent of the total budget) is allocated to the government affairs sector
- AED 2.581 billion, (3.6 per cent of the total budget) is allocated to the infrastructure and economic affairs sector
- AED 2.864 billion (4 per cent of the total budget) is allocated to the financial investments sector
- AED 12.624 billion (17.7 per cent of the total budget) is allocated for other federal expenditures.
This federal budget represents the largest in the UAE's history, underscoring the robustness of the national economy and the sustainability of resources to support key developmental, economic, and social projects. The approval of the 2025 budget is part of the multi-year financial plan (2022-2026).
Source: WAM
Federal budget 2024
The federal budget for the year 2024 is AED 64.060 billion, 1.6 per cent more than the budget for the year 2023 (AED 63.066 billion).
The federal budget for 2024 is allocated as follows:
- AED 26.7 billion (42 per cent of the total general budget) towards social development and social benefits sector, distributed as follows:
- AED 10.2 billion (16 per cent of the total general budget) to public and university education programs
- AED 5.2 billion (8 per cent of the total general budget) to healthcare and community protection
- AED 3.6 billion (6 per cent of the total general budget) to social affairs
- AED 6.1 billion (10 per cent of the total general budget) to pensions
- AED 1.5 billion (2 per cent of the total general budget) to public services.
- AED 25.2 billion (39 per cent of the total general budget) allocated towards government affairs sector
- AED 2.6 billion (4 per cent of the total general budget) allocated towards infrastructure and economic resources
- AED 2.3 billion (4 per cent of the total general budget) allocated towards the financial investments sector, including AED 807.5 million allocated to federal investment projects
- AED 7.2 billion (11 per cent of the total general budget) allocated for other federal expenses.
Related links
- Mohammed bin Rashid approves Federal General Budget 2024-2026 of AED192 billion – WAM
- Federal general budget – Ministry of Finance
Federal Budget 2023
The federal budget allocated for 2023 is AED 63.066 billion. The social development and social benefits sector received the largest share - AED 24.8 billion which is equivalent to 39.3 per cent of the total general budget. The budget for other sectors is as follows:
- AED 23.9 billion (38 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the government affairs sector
- AED 9.8 billion (15.5 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to public and university education programmes
- AED 9.8 billion (15.5 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to other federal expenses
- AED 5 billion (8 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the pensions
- AED 4.8 billion (7.6 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the healthcare and community protection
- AED 3.5 billion (5.6 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the social affairs
- AED 2.4 billion (3.8 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the infrastructure and economic resources
- AED 2.1 billion (3.4 per cent of the total general budget) is allocated to the financial investments sector, including AED 753 million allocated to the federal investment projects.
The UAE Government allocated AED 252.3 billion for the years 2023 to 2026.
Federal budget 2022
AED 58.931 billion is the federal budget for 2022. The largest share of the 2022 budget has been allocated to the development and social benefits sector at 41.2 per cent, out of which the UAE will spend:
- 16.3 per cent on education
- 6 per cent on social development
- 8.4 per cent on health
- 8.2 per cent on pensions
- 2.6 per cent on other services.
Meanwhile, 3.8 per cent of the budget has been allocated to the infrastructure and financial resources sector.
The budget for 2022 was announced as part of the country’s general budget for the next five years from 2022-2026, with a total value of AED 290 billion, the largest spending budget in the UAE’s history.
Federal budget 2021
The UAE Cabinet approved the federal budget for the UAE for the fiscal year 2021. AED 58.3 billion have been allocated. The federal budget continues to focus on both social and economic development.
The budget aims to expand development plans and projects to raise the standard of living for Emiratis and residents. A large share of the 2021 budget will be allocated to social development including social welfare, health and education. Read news coverage on WAM.
Read more:
- Federal budget archive - Ministry of Finance.
- Federal budget distribution and expenditure in different sectors - U.ae
Updated on:
23 Dec 2025
