{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dubai-gdp-h1-2026","slug":"dubai-gdp-h1-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dubai-gdp-h1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026?lang=en","title":"Dubai’s real economy contracted 2.3% in the first half","summary":"Real GDP fell to AED473 billion as finance and healthcare expanded while trade and transport-storage weakened.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:34+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:34+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-18","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM), citing Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17has35-dubais-gdp-reaches-aed473-billion-2026","publishedAt":"2026-10-18","checkedAt":"2026-10-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dubai-gdp-h1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dubai-gdp-h1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dubai-gdp-h1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/dubai-gdp-h1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/dubai-gdp-h1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"reported-indicators","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Dubai’nin reel ekonomisi yılın ilk yarısında yüzde 2,3 daraldı","en":"Dubai’s real economy contracted 2.3% in the first half","ar":"انكماش اقتصاد دبي الحقيقي 2.3% في النصف الأول من العام","fr":"L’économie réelle de Dubaï se contracte de 2,3 % au premier semestre","es":"La economía real de Dubái se contrajo un 2,3% en el primer semestre"},"description":{"tr":"Reel GSYH 473 milyar dirheme indi; finans ve sağlık büyürken ticaret ile ulaştırma-depolama zayıfladı.","en":"Real GDP fell to AED473 billion as finance and healthcare expanded while trade and transport-storage weakened.","ar":"تراجع الناتج المحلي الحقيقي إلى 473 مليار درهم، مع نمو التمويل والصحة وضعف التجارة والنقل والتخزين.","fr":"Le PIB réel est tombé à 473 milliards d’AED; finance et santé progressent tandis que commerce et transport-stockage reculent.","es":"El PIB real bajó a AED473.000 millones; crecieron finanzas y salud, mientras retrocedieron comercio y transporte-almacenamiento."},"methodology":{"tr":"Dubai resmî istatistik açıklamasındaki Ocak–Haziran 2026 dönemi, önceki yılın aynı yarısıyla karşılaştırılır. Reel değişim ile cari fiyatlarla nominal değişim farklı ölçümlerdir; toplanmaz. Haber bir tahmin veya canlı veri akışı değildir.","en":"January–June 2026 compared with the same half of the preceding year, as reported in the official Dubai statistics release. Real and nominal changes are distinct measures and are not additive. This is not a forecast or live feed."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17has35-dubais-gdp-reaches-aed473-billion-2026"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-22T04:27:41+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Reel GSYH yıllık değişimi","en":"Real GDP year-on-year change"},"value":-2.3,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-06","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"real-gdp-year-on-year-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"dubai","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"},{"label":{"tr":"Cari fiyatlarla GSYH yıllık değişimi","en":"Nominal GDP year-on-year change"},"value":0.2,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-06","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"nominal-gdp-year-on-year-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"dubai","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"reported-indicators","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"reported-indicators","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-gdp-h1-2026/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Dubai’s real gross domestic product (GDP) reached AED473 billion in the first half of 2026, down 2.3% from about AED484 billion in the same period of 2025, according to data released on 18 October by the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment. GDP at current prices rose 0.2% to about AED505 billion. The divergence between real and current-price measures shows that nominal value alone does not describe changes in output volume.","Financial and insurance activities grew 8.8% in real terms to AED65.9 billion, while health and social work grew 14.3% to AED6.2 billion. By contrast, real value added in wholesale and retail trade, the largest activity, fell 6% to AED96.9 billion; transport and storage value added declined 7.4% to AED50.6 billion. The statistics agency said inflation meant trade’s increase at current prices translated into a real contraction after adjustment. The figures cover the first half and do not by themselves establish full-year results or quantify causal effects."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Real GDP fell to AED473 billion as finance and healthcare expanded while trade and transport-storage weakened.\n\nDubai’s real gross domestic product (GDP) reached AED473 billion in the first half of 2026, down 2.3% from about AED484 billion in the same period of 2025, according to data released on 18 October by the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment. GDP at current prices rose 0.2% to about AED505 billion. The divergence between real and current-price measures shows that nominal value alone does not describe changes in output volume.\n\nFinancial and insurance activities grew 8.8% in real terms to AED65.9 billion, while health and social work grew 14.3% to AED6.2 billion. By contrast, real value added in wholesale and retail trade, the largest activity, fell 6% to AED96.9 billion; transport and storage value added declined 7.4% to AED50.6 billion. The statistics agency said inflation meant trade’s increase at current prices translated into a real contraction after adjustment. The figures cover the first half and do not by themselves establish full-year results or quantify causal effects.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}