Salah Salem Bin Omeir Al Shamsi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, announced that the GDP of Abu Dhabi amounted to Dh 302 billion ($82.2 billion) in current prices, an impressive 11% growth rate compared with 2004. The chairman expects Abu Dhabi's GDP to rise by 6.5% in 2006.
According to Al-Khaleej newspaper, Al Shamsi added that the average per capita income in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi amounts to Dh 169,554 ($46,200), which is the highest in the world.
