UAE Construction Industry Outlook to 2012

The UAE is one of the largest and fastest growing economies in the Middle East. The country has witnessed massive investments in the construction industry from both public and private enterprises during the past few years. It outpaced Saudi Arabia and became the largest construction market in the GCC region in 2008. The UAE accounted for around 20% of total Arab construction industry in 2008. Despite the sluggish growth in 2009 amidst the global financial distress, the UAE construction industry managed to record strong growth during 2007-2009 and contributed approx. 8% to the country’s GDP in 2009.

According to our new research report “UAE Construction Industry Outlook to 2012”, the UAE construction industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 7% during 2010-2013. Rapid economic development is the major factor driving construction activities and infrastructure development in the UAE. The country has drawn investments from around the world. Most of the investments are mainly focused on the development of infrastructure for hospitality, retail, real estate, and healthcare industry. Moreover, the government efforts to diversify its economy from oil-based to other industries will boost infrastructure investments in future.

Despite the global economic slowdown, the UAE will continue to develop several projects in tourism, housing, industrial & commercial facilities, education & healthcare amenities, transportation, communications, utilities, and ports & airports.

The report has analyzed all emerging trends including the important drivers and key challenges confronted by the industry. It has also identified the possible growth areas for expansion and presents a broad overview of competitive landscape in the UAE infrastructure industry. The report presents a complete and coherent analysis of the performance of the UAE construction industry.

In addition, the report presents the industry forecast based on correlation of past drivers, challenges, and opportunities for expansion. In this way, the report presents an unbiased market picture that will prove decisive for clients.
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1. Analyst View
2. Research Methodology
3. UAE - An Economic Insight
4. UAE Construction Industry - SWOT Analysis
5. UAE in GCC Context
6. Construction Industry Forecast to 2013
7. Industry Verticals - Investments and Under Construction Projects
7.1 Hospitality
7.2 Retail
7.3 Healthcare
7.4 Real Estate
8. Regulatory Developments
9. Competitive Landscape
9.1 Emaar Properties
9.2 Nakheel
9.3 Arabtec Construction
9.4 Mubadala Development
9.5 Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
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Figure 3-1: GDP (Billion US$), 2008-2012
Figure 3-2: GDP by Emirate (%), 2008
Figure 3-3: Annual FDI Inflow (Billion US$), 2008-2010
Figure 3-4: Population (Million), 2008-2012
Figure 5-1: Share in Arab Construction Industry (2008)
Figure 5-2: Share in GCC Project Spending (H2 2010)
Figure 6-1: Construction Industry (Billion AED), 2010-2013
Figure 7-1: Share of Tourism Sector in GDP (2009)
Figure 7-2: Tourism-related Project Investment in GCC by Country (Billion AED) till 2018
Figure 7-3: Share in GCC Tourism-related Project Investment till 2018
Figure 7-4: Share of Tourism-related Projects Investment by Emirate till 2018
Figure 7-5: Tourism Sector Revenue (Billion US$), 2008 & 2018
Figure 7-6: Tourist Arrivals (Million), 2009 & 2014
Figure 7-7: Hotel and Hotel Apartment Revenue (Billion AED), 2008-2012
Figure 7-8: Number of Hotel Rooms Available in GCC (2007 & 2010)
Figure 7-9: Number of Hotel Rooms Available in UAE (2007 & 2010)
Figure 7-10: Number of Hotel Rooms Available in Dubai (2008 & 2009)
Figure 7-11: Number of Hotel Rooms Available in Sharjah (2008 & 2009)
Figure 7-12: Hotel Projects under Construction in GCC (Million US$)
Figure 7-13: GLA Addition in GCC (Million m²), 2010-2012
Figure 7-14: GLA Addition in GCC by Country (%), 2010
Figure 7-15: Forecast for GLA Addition in GCC by Country (%), 2012
Figure 7-16: Per Capita GLA of Retail Malls in Dubai & Abu Dhabi (m2), 2010
Figure 7-17: Cumulative Shopping Mall Supply (GLA) in Dubai & Abu Dhabi (Million m2), 2010 & 2012
Figure 7-18: Healthcare Industry (Billion AED), 2005 & 2015
Figure 7-19: Healthcare Expenditure (Billion US$), 2008-2010
Figure 7-20: Number of Hospital Beds (2009 & 2015)
Figure 7-21: Number of Hospital Beds in Dubai (2009 & 2010)
Figure 7-22: Growth in the Demand for Hospital Beds by Country in GCC (%)
Figure 7-23: Total Residential Projects (Million US$), 2008-2010
Figure 7-24: Total Office Projects (Million US$), 2008-2010
Figure 7-25: Dubai Cumulative Residential Supply (‘000), 2008-2012
Figure 7-26: Dubai Cumulative Office Supply (Million m² NLA), 2008-2012
Figure 7-27: Abu Dhabi Cumulative Residential Supply (‘000), 2008-2012
Figure 7-28: Abu Dhabi Cumulative Office Supply (Million m² NLA), 2008-2012
Table 5-1: UAE Infrastructure and Construction Projects vis-à-vis other GCC Countries (Billion US$)
Table 7-1: Number of New Hotels and Hotel Rooms in Middle East (2009-2011)
Table 7-2: Number of Hotel Rooms Available in Dubai by Category (2008 & 2009)
Table 7-3: Number of Hotels and Hotel Rooms in Abu Dhabi by Category (2009 & 2010)
Table 7-4: Major Retail Projects by Value (Billion US$)
Table 7-5: Government Initiative for Healthcare Industry
Table 7-6: Major Real Estate Projects by Value (Billion US$)
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