Here's Dubai In 1990 Vs. 2013

In 1990, the United Arab Emirates' total GDP stood at $50.7 billion.
It was basically a backwater in the desert.
Today its GDP is more than $360 billion.
Seeing a GDP growth chart would tell that story, but not very interestingly.
Reddit user Safwanish has posted an image that captures this insane growth even better. It shows what the main road in Dubai, the E-11, looked like in 1990, and what it looks like today.
Check it out:

It appears the "before" photo may be from an outer stretch. Here are three more views of the city from an '80s documentary that show a bit more development, but still pretty dusty:

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