Dubai property prices — 29 years
Median price per m² for every year from 1998 to 2026, computed from official Dubai transaction records (DLD open data). Bars show the median AED/m² across recorded apartment deals; the number above each bar is that median.
Over the period the median rose from 5 205 AED/m² (1998) to 15 939 AED/m² (2026) — +206%. The drop after 2008, the 2014 peak, the 2020 pandemic dip and the current boom are all visible.
| Year | median AED/m² | deals |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 939 | 36 661 |
| 2025 | 15 547 | 74 423 |
| 2024 | 13 661 | 66 155 |
| 2023 | 12 263 | 58 702 |
| 2022 | 11 143 | 49 613 |
| 2021 | 9 149 | 32 994 |
| 2020 | 7 785 | 16 696 |
| 2019 | 8 364 | 14 807 |
| 2018 | 9 578 | 14 693 |
| 2017 | 9 822 | 20 773 |
| 2016 | 9 871 | 20 370 |
| 2015 | 10 128 | 25 908 |
| 2014 | 10 494 | 38 441 |
| 2013 | 9 623 | 48 011 |
| 2012 | 8 897 | 29 419 |
| 2011 | 8 719 | 23 737 |
| 2010 | 8 522 | 21 667 |
| 2009 | 7 313 | 28 664 |
| 2008 | 6 644 | 18 106 |
| 2007 | 4 567 | 5 726 |
| 2006 | 5 443 | 997 |
| 2005 | 5 057 | 814 |
| 2004 | 3 895 | 885 |
| 2003 | 3 843 | 484 |
| 2002 | 4 495 | 367 |
| 2001 | 4 605 | 216 |
| 2000 | 4 188 | 181 |
| 1999 | 4 731 | 254 |
| 1998 | 5 205 | 362 |
Source: official Dubai transaction records (open data), median of apartment deals per year. Historical medians are indicative until the yearly clean-up is finished. See also Dubai overview and all areas.