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Downtown Dubai Property Transactions by Year

4,089 property sales worth ⃃ 21.8B were registered in Downtown Dubai in 2025, 7.7% lower than 2024, at a median price of ⃃ 3,050,000. The busiest year on record was 2013 (6,122 sales).

Years: 2012–2026Data to: 16 Oct 2026Updated: 17 Oct 2026

How many properties are sold in Downtown Dubai each year?

Each year links to its own page with the type, market and off-plan splits.

Downtown Dubai property sales by year
SalesValue (⃃)
20122,8127,439,885,817
20136,12219,752,082,026
20143,92615,022,296,496
20152,1729,990,158,823
20161,9146,343,811,233
20171,8246,719,889,644
20181,3634,647,579,357
20192,2017,341,783,144
20201,7715,012,766,157
20212,6029,371,346,949
20225,11016,729,584,038
20235,07919,207,476,616
20244,43019,506,686,220
20254,08921,768,879,153
2026 YTD1,7469,316,682,698
Registered property sales and total value by year, Downtown Dubai. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
2026 runs to 16 Oct 2026.
YearSalesSales YoYValueMedian pricePer sq ftRental contracts
2026 (to 16 Oct 2026)1,746part year⃃ 9.3B⃃ 3,123,500⃃ 2,8349,323
20254,089−7.7%⃃ 21.8B⃃ 3,050,000⃃ 2,98811,402
20244,430−12.8%⃃ 19.5B⃃ 2,850,000⃃ 2,72311,184
20235,079−0.6%⃃ 19.2B⃃ 2,500,000⃃ 2,57110,139
20225,110+96.4%⃃ 16.7B⃃ 2,377,888⃃ 2,4519,531
20212,602+46.9%⃃ 9.4B⃃ 2,300,000⃃ 1,9509,665
20201,771−19.5%⃃ 5B⃃ 1,991,888⃃ 1,8367,758
20192,201+61.5%⃃ 7.3B⃃ 1,964,888⃃ 1,9426,947
20181,363−25.3%⃃ 4.6B⃃ 2,152,268⃃ 1,8376,181
20171,824−4.7%⃃ 6.7B⃃ 2,469,888⃃ 2,1945,428
20161,914−11.9%⃃ 6.3B⃃ 2,500,000⃃ 2,3154,751
20152,172−44.7%⃃ 10B⃃ 2,878,444⃃ 2,1514,742
20143,926−35.9%⃃ 15B⃃ 2,888,388⃃ 2,35237
20136,122+117.7%⃃ 19.8B⃃ 2,178,054⃃ 2,101—
20122,812—⃃ 7.4B⃃ 1,800,000⃃ 1,665—

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions by registration date, primary and resale, off-plan and ready, all property types.
Year
Calendar years (January–December). The current year is year to date and is not compared with the previous full year.
Rental contracts
New and renewed registered rental contracts in the same calendar year.

Full definitions: DXBinteract methodology · market indicators explained

Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

Data to
(latest registered transaction)
Last updated
— figures refresh hourly from the live dataset
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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Downtown Dubai in 2025?
4,089 property sales worth ⃃ 21,768,879,153 were registered in Downtown Dubai in 2025, 7.7% lower than 2024 by number of sales.
Which year had the most property sales in Downtown Dubai?
2013 had the most registered sales on record in Downtown Dubai: 6,122.