Dubai’s real gross domestic product totalled approximately 473 billion dirhams ($129 billion) in the first half of 2026, down 2.3 percent year on year, according to official data. GDP at current prices reached 505 billion dirhams, up 0.2 percent.
The figures come from the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment at Digital Dubai, as reported by the Emirates News Agency, or WAM.
The financial and insurance activities sector recorded real growth of 8.8 percent, with value added reaching 65.9 billion dirhams.