Abu Dhabi Statistics
Abu Dhabi Statistics
The emirate’s economy had been growing remarkably in the course of the few years preceding 2009; the period which saw a marked drop in the GDP due to the decline in oil prices in the wake of the global financial crisis. Despite the consequent drop in the emirate’s average per capita GDP to Dhs332.5 thousand in 2009, it remains one of the highest worldwide.
The 2009 GDP at current prices stood at Dhs546.5bn, while fixed capital formation grew to Dhs79.840bn, up from Dhs72.673bn in 2008.
The new issue of Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook reveals that foreign trade accounted for 73% of the Emirate’s GDP in 2008, reflecting the Emirate’s robust and highly developed level of commercial activity and economic significance of foreign trade through its exports and imports components.
The total value of commodity imports to Abu Dhabi in 2009 amounted to Dhs93.9bn, the main imports being capital goods and industrial equipment, which accounted for 64.2% of imports. The top supplier was the US, from which the Emirate received imports worth Dhs12.6bn.
Non-oil exports totaled Dhs9.5bn, with key goods being plastics and basic metals, which constituted 65% of the total.
Re-exports in 2009 were valued at Dhs8.7bn. The top category was machinery and equipment, which made up 50% of total re-exports.
Prices In regard to price statistics, the yearbook points to a decline in the inflation rate to 0.78% compared to 14.88% in 2008, as evident from the slight rise in the in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 114.9 (2007 = 100) in 2008 to 115.8 in 2009. A downward trend was also exhibited by the Building Materials Price Index (BMPI) in 2009, which retreated 7.7% below its level in 2008, reflecting the net drop in the prices of the materials that make up the index basket.
Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook monitors the growing role of financial intermediation, setting forth the key indicators of this activity and including statistics from the Survey of Banks and Financial Establishments for 2007, in addition to the main performance indicators of the Abu Dhabi Securities Market. The section also provides data financial establishments in the Emirate which reached 191 establishments in 2009. The percentage contribution of financial and insurance establishments to GDP in 2009 was 5.8%. In the securities market, the value of shares traded had been making steady gains prior to 2009, which saw the trend reverse. However, the market capitalization of the shares traded remained unaffected, reaching Dhs294.6bn. Moreover, the companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market increased to 67 companies in 2009.
Wages and compensation SCAD’s Yearbook - 2010 also presents statistics on labour compensations. These include the salaries and wages of employees and their benefits in cash and in kind. The compensation received by workers in all economic activities totalled Dhs90.080bn in 2009, compared with Dhs83.018bn in 2008 and Dhs72.201bn in 2007. Labour compensation in the construction sector was the highest compared with other economic activities, amounting to Dhs12.078 and Dhs14.817bn in 2007 and 2008, respectively, while "public administration and defense" was the activity within which employees received the largest share of labour compensations in 2009 (Dhs15.952bn).
Industry and Business Prominent among the economic indicators of are Abu Dhabi’s oil reserves, which stood at 92.2 billion barrels in 2009 and the Emirate’s total natural gas reserves for the estimate of which for the same year amounted to 212 trillion cubic feet. In 2008, average production of crude oil was 2.464 million barrels per day, while that of natural gas was 5,674 million cubic feet per day.
Electrical power generation grew 14% to 39189 GWH in 2009, up from 34452.1 GWH in 2008. However, per capita electricity consumption in 2009 actually fell to 14.73 MWH from 14.76 MWH in 2008.
In the tourism sector the number of hotel establishments increased by 13% to 110 establishments in 2009. The year under review also saw the number of guests grow by about 2.5%, the number of hotel rooms by 34%. Occupancy rate was 72%, while the average length of stay in 2009 was 2.8 nights.
In the transport sector, 668,830 new and renewed vehicle road permits were issued during 2009. Aircraft movements via the airports of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain reached 105,392 flights in 2009. The Emirate had 2898162 mobile phone lines.
One of the topics that SCAD’s Yearbook touches on is the Emirate’s ideal investment climate as shown by the number of trade licenses issued, which grew 4.2% from 73,677 in 2008 to 76.943 in 2009 Manufacturing In the section dedicated for manufacturing, Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook shows that this activity made up 29.3% of the total output of industrial activity and accounted for 12.4% of the value added in 2009. One of the Emirate’s key manufacturing activities is the basic metals industry, which is key to the development of the manufacturing activity, having accounted for 4.5% of value-added and 36.2% of gross fixed capital formation of manufacturing activity in 2009.
The statistical yearbook reviews the remarkable progress the Emirate has made in the investment and development of its oil wealth and natural gas. It worth noting that oil revenues constitute the main source of funding for Abu Dhabi’s programmes of sustainable development and income diversification. The value added of this activity contributes 60% of the Emirate’s GDP, leading the Government to adopt a plan aimed at diversifying the economic base and reducing this ratio to 36% by 2030. Such diversification is regarded as the only true guarantee of balanced and sustainable development.
This section presents statistics on oil and natural gas activities, including oil production and exports, in addition to data on gas liquefaction and oil refining.
Petrochemicals Abu Dhabi Yearbook - 2010 illustrate the notable development in the petrochemical industry of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has been evolving constantly, benefiting from the availability of the basic inputs, which give this sector the opportunity to manufacture high-quality products and ensure market success. It provides data on the Emirate’s basic petrochemical products, which include polyethylene and fertilisers, such as urea and ammonia.
According to Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook, there are now seven companies producing electrical power and desalinated water. The government fully owns two of them and has a 60% stake in the remaining five. Altogether, the companies operate 17 power and desalination plants. There are also four ADWEA affiliates dealing with water supplies and power transmission and distribution, all fully owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The report provides data on the major economic indicators of the construction activity, along with new tables and updated information on the building permits issued by the municipalities, with unified terminology used in the tables issued by all municipalities.
The number of building permits issued in 2009 for residential buildings was 6,662, marking an increase of 77% over the number issued in 2008. In addition, 5,961 non-residential building permits were issued in 2009. Some 20% of the licenses issued were for construction of new buildings, while 32% of the total licenses issued were for buildings’ additions permits.
The statistics laid out in the transport section highlights the main features of the transport sector and include detailed data on licensed vehicles, traffic accidents, length of roads, air and maritime transport, in addition to data on mail and telecommunication services in 2009.
In 2009 the number of vehicles and heavy equipment in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was 668,800 vehicles. The total length of the Emirate’s highways in that year was 2099.5 km.
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