United Arab Emirates—Account Ownership, Female (%)
Category: FinanceSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #43 of 156Updated April 2026
Latest Value
86.7%
2021
YoY Change
+13.4%
2017 → 2021
Global Rank
#43
of 156 countries
Maximum
86.7%
2021
Minimum
47.2%
2011
CAGR
+6.3%
4 years
Last
86.7%
Previous
76.4%
Highest
86.7%
Lowest
47.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
United Arab Emirates's account ownership, female (%) was 86.7% in 2021, ranking #43 out of 156 countries. This represents a +13.4% change from 2017. Over the past 4 years, the highest recorded value was 86.7% (2021) and the lowest was 47.2% (2011). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86.7% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 47.2% |
Top Countries — Account Ownership, Female (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 2 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 3 | Iceland | 99.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Finland | 99.7% | 2024 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 7 | Austria | 99.2% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 98.9% | 2024 |
| 10 | Germany | 98.9% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (female, % age 15+).
Methodology
Data compiled by Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex.