According the Economist, economic growth in UAE will pick up in 2011, but oil production will increase only modestly during a slow recovery in demand. The key figures are expected to be approximately as the following:
- GDP growth: 3.5%
- GDP: $312bn (PPP: $194bn)
- Inflation: 3.2%
- Population: 7.0m
- GDP per head: $44,450 (PPP: $27,690)