United Arab Emirates

Population (World Bank): 10,438,751 (2023)

Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 3.4% (2023)

Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 4,192 Mb/d (2024)

Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 17

2021 Resource Governance Index Score (NRGI): Not Available

EITI Status: None

Link to Key Economic Information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)

Policy Documents that Include Local Content Relevant Provisions:

• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company In-Country Value (ICV) Implementation Guidelines for Suppliers, 2022

Local Content Relevant News:

• May 2025 - 400 UAE companies benefit from AED65.7 billion contract awards in H1 2025 as ADNOC boosts local economic growth

• November 2024 - ADNOC awards $196.2m manufacturing contracts

• May 2024 - Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to boost local manufacturing target to $24.5bln by 2030

• April 2024 - ADNOC Gas to spend over $13 billion on growth opportunities by 2029

• June 2023 - UAE jobs: ADNOC to hire 5,000 private sector workers by 2027

• February 2023 - ADNOC signs agreements with 23 companies for local manufacturing opportunities

• November 2022 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signs agreements worth $9.5 billion with more than two dozen players

• June 2022 - ADNOC Identifies $19B Worth of Local Manufacturing, Private Sector Opportunities

• December 2020 - ADNOC to boost in-country value to support post-Covid Economic Growth

Analysis and Case Studies:

• Marshael Al Marzooqi et al (2025) - The role of local content requirements in driving long-term supplier competitiveness through MNCs’ participation in the UAE oil and gas industry

• Deloitte (2024) - The United Arab Emirates: A global hub for future industries