{
  "title": "Dubai indicators with period and population",
  "note": "Each row counts a different thing. Rows are not additive or comparable.",
  "rows": [
    {
      "indicator": "Gross domestic product",
      "value": "AED 232 billion",
      "period": "Q1 2026",
      "counted": "Revised series. Up 2.4% on Q1 2025",
      "source": "Digital Dubai, release of 8 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Licences issued",
      "value": "58,337",
      "period": "H1 2026",
      "counted": "Mainland and free zones together",
      "source": "Gulf News citing DBLC, 3 September 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Licences renewed",
      "value": "173,652",
      "period": "H1 2026",
      "counted": "Renewed licences. The article ties mainland and free zones to issued licences",
      "source": "Gulf News citing DBLC, 3 September 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Issuance and renewal transactions",
      "value": "More than 230,000",
      "period": "H1 2026",
      "counted": "Transactions, not businesses",
      "source": "Gulf News citing DBLC, 3 September 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Licences issued, three-year comparison",
      "value": "84% higher",
      "period": "2023 to 2025 against 2020 to 2022",
      "counted": "Issued licences",
      "source": "Gulf News citing DBLC, 3 September 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "New Dubai Chamber members",
      "value": "71,830",
      "period": "2025",
      "counted": "Companies joining the chamber",
      "source": "Dubai Chambers, 14 January 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Active Dubai Chamber members",
      "value": "292,486",
      "period": "End of 2025",
      "counted": "Up from 258,318 in 2024",
      "source": "Dubai Chambers, 14 January 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Member exports and re-exports",
      "value": "AED 356.5 billion",
      "period": "2025",
      "counted": "Up 15.1% from AED 309.6 billion",
      "source": "Dubai Chambers, 14 January 2026"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Gross written premium allocated to Dubai",
      "value": "AED 43,781,821 thousand",
      "period": "2025",
      "counted": "All classes. The report does not state the allocation rule",
      "source": "CBUAE report, Table 24A"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Policies allocated to Dubai",
      "value": "9,262,264",
      "period": "2025",
      "counted": "Individual and group policies",
      "source": "CBUAE report, Table 25"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Gross paid claims allocated to Dubai",
      "value": "AED 26,540,611 thousand",
      "period": "2025",
      "counted": "All classes",
      "source": "CBUAE report, Table 27A"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Entries labelled free zones",
      "value": "21",
      "period": "Undated, seen 4 November 2026",
      "counted": "Entries on the page as captured",
      "source": "Invest in Dubai"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "DMCC companies",
      "value": "26,000+",
      "period": "Undated, seen 4 November 2026",
      "counted": "Self-stated. Registered or member companies",
      "source": "DMCC home page"
    },
    {
      "indicator": "Jafza businesses",
      "value": "11,000+",
      "period": "Undated, seen 4 November 2026",
      "counted": "Self-stated",
      "source": "Jafza home page"
    }
  ]
}